diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
index c49fcef754de3b43186148830ebc45a171494a0f..4009383453f7ea046be3883c97cee528787a9c4e 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/setup.c
@@ -608,9 +608,6 @@ setup_arch (char **cmdline_p)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_VT
 	if (!conswitchp) {
-# if defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
-		conswitchp = &dummy_con;
-# endif
 # if defined(CONFIG_VGA_CONSOLE)
 		/*
 		 * Non-legacy systems may route legacy VGA MMIO range to system