diff --git a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
index 53a21ce927decb622d96873a92e4d8c0c8f73d27..e320bae501d3a1d4dadf4f0984df0fdbf301eeec 100644
--- a/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
+++ b/arch/parisc/kernel/setup.c
@@ -151,10 +151,6 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
 	dma_ops_init();
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_VT) && defined(CONFIG_DUMMY_CONSOLE)
-	conswitchp = &dummy_con;	/* we use do_take_over_console() later ! */
-#endif
-
 	clear_sched_clock_stable();
 }