diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index a8fa63cd3d93fd5921133e2da491dbbff2969ec7..85eaa17e37fb3602d89ed497c178763902fc644f 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -495,9 +495,6 @@ int vc_uniscr_check(struct vc_data *vc)
 	unsigned short *p;
 	int x, y, mask;
 
-	if (__is_defined(NO_VC_UNI_SCREEN))
-		return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
 	WARN_CONSOLE_UNLOCKED();
 
 	if (!vc->vc_utf)