diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c
index 364c19357e608375d58eb9835223aa60c7b9e916..d50da1a9d0bff8b7db40c376f7a31e7a3a4891df 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200.c
@@ -258,18 +258,6 @@ static void __init at91rm9200_register_clocks(void)
 	clk_register(&pck3);
 }
 
-static struct clk_lookup console_clock_lookup;
-
-void __init at91rm9200_set_console_clock(int id)
-{
-	if (id >= ARRAY_SIZE(usart_clocks_lookups))
-		return;
-
-	console_clock_lookup.con_id = "usart";
-	console_clock_lookup.clk = usart_clocks_lookups[id].clk;
-	clkdev_add(&console_clock_lookup);
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  GPIO
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c
index 99ce5c955e39d94d24f50005b875459739ef6ce5..d9f0d770978efb887a30948ac5575095a2528900 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91rm9200_devices.c
@@ -1152,14 +1152,6 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
 }
 
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
-{
-	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART) {
-		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
-		at91rm9200_set_console_clock(at91_uarts[portnr]->id);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1168,14 +1160,10 @@ void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 		if (at91_uarts[i])
 			platform_device_register(at91_uarts[i]);
 	}
-
-	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 #else
 void __init __deprecated at91_init_serial(struct at91_uart_config *config) {}
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c
index 46f7742332988d040dbaf1d49317e4dffcea174f..a27bbec50ca3056fc570604420e934e08dfe2f40 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260.c
@@ -268,18 +268,6 @@ static void __init at91sam9260_register_clocks(void)
 	clk_register(&pck1);
 }
 
-static struct clk_lookup console_clock_lookup;
-
-void __init at91sam9260_set_console_clock(int id)
-{
-	if (id >= ARRAY_SIZE(usart_clocks_lookups))
-		return;
-
-	console_clock_lookup.con_id = "usart";
-	console_clock_lookup.clk = usart_clocks_lookups[id].clk;
-	clkdev_add(&console_clock_lookup);
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  GPIO
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
index 5652dde4bbe291fd5723481ab9a978eb66bd5ec9..ad00fe91d37d63698589b4cdb6e0e7c5fba6e4ea 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9260_devices.c
@@ -1229,14 +1229,6 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
 }
 
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
-{
-	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART) {
-		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
-		at91sam9260_set_console_clock(at91_uarts[portnr]->id);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1245,13 +1237,9 @@ void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 		if (at91_uarts[i])
 			platform_device_register(at91_uarts[i]);
 	}
-
-	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 #else
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c
index 7de81e6222f1fdae6ed8a3618e555d2d56b5d699..c77d503d09d1c2546a8e73a5ddccb246acb4ddcb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261.c
@@ -239,18 +239,6 @@ static void __init at91sam9261_register_clocks(void)
 	clk_register(&hck1);
 }
 
-static struct clk_lookup console_clock_lookup;
-
-void __init at91sam9261_set_console_clock(int id)
-{
-	if (id >= ARRAY_SIZE(usart_clocks_lookups))
-		return;
-
-	console_clock_lookup.con_id = "usart";
-	console_clock_lookup.clk = usart_clocks_lookups[id].clk;
-	clkdev_add(&console_clock_lookup);
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  GPIO
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
index 4db961a93085566e80973e241f910223484ccd96..9295e90b08ff523fa93817ca9121eb15d9d5a2bb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9261_devices.c
@@ -1051,14 +1051,6 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
 }
 
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
-{
-	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART) {
-		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
-		at91sam9261_set_console_clock(at91_uarts[portnr]->id);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1067,13 +1059,9 @@ void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 		if (at91_uarts[i])
 			platform_device_register(at91_uarts[i]);
 	}
-
-	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 #else
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c
index ef301be665758763a011d3c4aed827da5dbb6fc2..7fae36502fbbfa336b05c0420da5dce6b3249c8f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263.c
@@ -255,18 +255,6 @@ static void __init at91sam9263_register_clocks(void)
 	clk_register(&pck3);
 }
 
-static struct clk_lookup console_clock_lookup;
-
-void __init at91sam9263_set_console_clock(int id)
-{
-	if (id >= ARRAY_SIZE(usart_clocks_lookups))
-		return;
-
-	console_clock_lookup.con_id = "usart";
-	console_clock_lookup.clk = usart_clocks_lookups[id].clk;
-	clkdev_add(&console_clock_lookup);
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  GPIO
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
index fe99206de8802b549dc099b65f3daa62a53f5768..dfe5bc006d5e27e910001cb1cedcd68550e8cffb 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9263_devices.c
@@ -1461,14 +1461,6 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
 }
 
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
-{
-	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART) {
-		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
-		at91sam9263_set_console_clock(at91_uarts[portnr]->id);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1477,13 +1469,9 @@ void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 		if (at91_uarts[i])
 			platform_device_register(at91_uarts[i]);
 	}
-
-	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 #else
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
index d222f8333dab8799920b0ce025ff4e334537eb5c..f2054495a655b3285dd90a77c5dfeb6cf2abb629 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45.c
@@ -288,18 +288,6 @@ static void __init at91sam9g45_register_clocks(void)
 	clk_register(&pck1);
 }
 
-static struct clk_lookup console_clock_lookup;
-
-void __init at91sam9g45_set_console_clock(int id)
-{
-	if (id >= ARRAY_SIZE(usart_clocks_lookups))
-		return;
-
-	console_clock_lookup.con_id = "usart";
-	console_clock_lookup.clk = usart_clocks_lookups[id].clk;
-	clkdev_add(&console_clock_lookup);
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  GPIO
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
index 6b008aee1dffad648874e6318e397d7d640e2d31..db2f88c246ff8f7e9cbe0a37f841f32a064ffdf5 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9g45_devices.c
@@ -1741,14 +1741,6 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
 }
 
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
-{
-	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART) {
-		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
-		at91sam9g45_set_console_clock(at91_uarts[portnr]->id);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1757,13 +1749,9 @@ void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 		if (at91_uarts[i])
 			platform_device_register(at91_uarts[i]);
 	}
-
-	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 #else
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
index d9f2774f385eb68fffc337050602592d7bcd07e9..e420085a57effa34a373b3aeeaca91185f248109 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl.c
@@ -232,18 +232,6 @@ static void __init at91sam9rl_register_clocks(void)
 	clk_register(&pck1);
 }
 
-static struct clk_lookup console_clock_lookup;
-
-void __init at91sam9rl_set_console_clock(int id)
-{
-	if (id >= ARRAY_SIZE(usart_clocks_lookups))
-		return;
-
-	console_clock_lookup.con_id = "usart";
-	console_clock_lookup.clk = usart_clocks_lookups[id].clk;
-	clkdev_add(&console_clock_lookup);
-}
-
 /* --------------------------------------------------------------------
  *  GPIO
  * -------------------------------------------------------------------- */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
index fe4ae22e8561bc9084b9d64870d063cfca88ed9a..9c0b1481a9a70c5d3ac6ebfc199c5d2e77ba1f46 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/at91sam9rl_devices.c
@@ -1192,14 +1192,6 @@ void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins)
 		at91_uarts[portnr] = pdev;
 }
 
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr)
-{
-	if (portnr < ATMEL_MAX_UART) {
-		atmel_default_console_device = at91_uarts[portnr];
-		at91sam9rl_set_console_clock(at91_uarts[portnr]->id);
-	}
-}
-
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 {
 	int i;
@@ -1208,13 +1200,9 @@ void __init at91_add_device_serial(void)
 		if (at91_uarts[i])
 			platform_device_register(at91_uarts[i]);
 	}
-
-	if (!atmel_default_console_device)
-		printk(KERN_INFO "AT91: No default serial console defined.\n");
 }
 #else
 void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins) {}
-void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr) {}
 void __init at91_add_device_serial(void) {}
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-1arm.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-1arm.c
index 2628384aaae1fd034219a258ebfe16892b553955..f43ad9130ef7351bc7b5ef8f403a18c3060764c2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-1arm.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-1arm.c
@@ -58,9 +58,6 @@ static void __init onearm_init_early(void)
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US1, 2, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS
 			   | ATMEL_UART_DTR | ATMEL_UART_DSR | ATMEL_UART_DCD
 			   | ATMEL_UART_RI);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata onearm_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-afeb-9260v1.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-afeb-9260v1.c
index 161efbaa10290fe31bb10e7f88692f6842fad231..7c7c682b868428c53f2f2405343e45cd80557890 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-afeb-9260v1.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-afeb-9260v1.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ static void __init afeb9260_init_early(void)
 	/* USART1 on ttyS2. (Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US1, 2,
 			ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cam60.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cam60.c
index c6d44ee0c77e7ad053267b4114ed04b1d73d8dfd..871717dc39e560cd27a0c29a76950aff779f33dc 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cam60.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cam60.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ static void __init cam60_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-carmeva.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-carmeva.c
index 59d9cf997537c6b62324d7f34dff1eb7ed45685f..168b3fad8634867af2573e733d48476030394b2f 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-carmeva.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-carmeva.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ static void __init carmeva_init_early(void)
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US1, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS
 			   | ATMEL_UART_DTR | ATMEL_UART_DSR | ATMEL_UART_DCD
 			   | ATMEL_UART_RI);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata carmeva_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpu9krea.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpu9krea.c
index 5f3680e7c883e3a4e50b60ec22a5e283ecd78ed2..4073e3033191ea5dae6b06714a383bb40dbcb022 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpu9krea.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpu9krea.c
@@ -77,9 +77,6 @@ static void __init cpu9krea_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART5 on ttyS6. (Rx, Tx) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US5, 6, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpuat91.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpuat91.c
index e094cc81fe251d099fc31ceef5af8d9d2bfe1dd0..76c62ed418327bc1aecc33f1e11d0cd32920dcad 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpuat91.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-cpuat91.c
@@ -78,9 +78,6 @@ static void __init cpuat91_init_early(void)
 	/* USART3 on ttyS4 (Rx, Tx, CTS, RTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US3, 4, ATMEL_UART_CTS |
 		ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata cpuat91_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb337.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb337.c
index 1a1547b1ce4e61182e2cb2e069dd803ef43e9e19..d984435f51e8e4286790911842675e9978cd6590 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb337.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb337.c
@@ -53,9 +53,6 @@ static void __init csb337_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0 */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* make console=ttyS0 the default */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata csb337_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb637.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb637.c
index f650bf39455ddc26070bdcfe96663da074feec73..0c9935d29fbd6a6b728d6b41901cfa3899f75c0c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb637.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-csb637.c
@@ -47,9 +47,6 @@ static void __init csb637_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* make console=ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) the default */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata csb637_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eb9200.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eb9200.c
index d302ca3eeb645f73340f4dc157a77c163a62e044..a189b9f6d9f4aaa21569a8576c2c6c450835d6b2 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eb9200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eb9200.c
@@ -55,9 +55,6 @@ static void __init eb9200_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART2 on ttyS2. (Rx, Tx) - IRDA */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US2, 2, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata eb9200_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-ecbat91.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-ecbat91.c
index 69966ce4d776d6f5a62cb1de7d91affb456717bc..307c5304f6ebaae44a9d49c01b1f6acef454d38d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-ecbat91.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-ecbat91.c
@@ -59,9 +59,6 @@ static void __init ecb_at91init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART0 on ttyS1. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US0, 1, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata ecb_at91eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eco920.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eco920.c
index f23aabef8551d69fc395dcf88b5eabdf152fe2f8..7df6a9b1405efb97e9e9d8ec2ccfa33996224ca3 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eco920.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-eco920.c
@@ -43,9 +43,6 @@ static void __init eco920_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata eco920_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-flexibity.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-flexibity.c
index 1815152001f74c62d3d4dd409252a2c81aa197b0..6dcc962fcaa17f3b9cbc02aafc79a6963e03108a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-flexibity.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-flexibity.c
@@ -44,9 +44,6 @@ static void __init flexibity_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /* USB Host port */
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-foxg20.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-foxg20.c
index caf017f0f4ee3920e56280b9b89c3541bcde4751..bb0780764b3aee99d7ef22cdb981fac3cc7b2d5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-foxg20.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-foxg20.c
@@ -93,9 +93,6 @@ static void __init foxg20_init_early(void)
 	/* USART5 on ttyS6. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US5, 6, 0);
 
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
-
 	/* Set the internal pull-up resistor on DRXD */
 	at91_set_A_periph(AT91_PIN_PB14, 1);
 
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kafa.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kafa.c
index efde1b2327c8ab839c518b2cc3a7ce6b0a8517a9..3e858edfcd2bc3de19acb9f75b7193e5a520891a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kafa.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kafa.c
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ static void __init kafa_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART0 on ttyS1 (Rx, Tx, CTS, RTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US0, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata kafa_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kb9202.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kb9202.c
index 59b92aab9bcf8eb94a52d9806716995160f3bbe1..ccbc8bea5614b6e2af55ca34ebc5f713327d3b12 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kb9202.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-kb9202.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ static void __init kb9202_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART3 on ttyS3 (Rx, Tx, CTS, RTS) - RS485 (optional) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US3, 3, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata kb9202_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-neocore926.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-neocore926.c
index 57d5f6a4726a5b38fead2eebd2b567c02b72e3eb..c456fdc7cf21f09670c823ab18bee02394faac5b 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-neocore926.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-neocore926.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ static void __init neocore926_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART0 on ttyS1. (Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9263_ID_US0, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-picotux200.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-picotux200.c
index 59e35dd1486301b556f20befed659a5bea9525b2..4ca56cda355e9826aeaa1b2425a0f1a3c23ff69d 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-picotux200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-picotux200.c
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ static void __init picotux200_init_early(void)
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US1, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS
 			  | ATMEL_UART_DTR | ATMEL_UART_DSR | ATMEL_UART_DCD
 			  | ATMEL_UART_RI);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata picotux200_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-qil-a9260.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-qil-a9260.c
index b6ed5ed7081ac9d514336a19f3ca668ce8776d5e..189d3fe8a956ec27423fa3b25105e0a7c632ba04 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-qil-a9260.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-qil-a9260.c
@@ -66,10 +66,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART2 on ttyS3. (Rx, Tx, CTS, RTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US2, 3, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS1 (ie, USART0) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(1);
-
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200dk.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200dk.c
index 01332aa538b2a00cb4a7e38207abd1a387e87ec7..d5ce630571f326a22ad955388b79366cf3607d7c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200dk.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200dk.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ static void __init dk_init_early(void)
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US1, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS
 			   | ATMEL_UART_DTR | ATMEL_UART_DSR | ATMEL_UART_DCD
 			   | ATMEL_UART_RI);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata dk_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200ek.c
index 11cbaa8946fe0e269877104aac08da9fe03818e9..32d35cb158fae3591c05c70f064a1e3c0a9d01f4 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rm9200ek.c
@@ -61,9 +61,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US1, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS
 			   | ATMEL_UART_DTR | ATMEL_UART_DSR | ATMEL_UART_DCD
 			   | ATMEL_UART_RI);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static struct macb_platform_data __initdata ek_eth_data = {
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rsi-ews.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rsi-ews.c
index af0750fafa29cd5ba5dc712ad4e3348f72ee8cb8..2c84463a1c1a037540659192c981f57f0e5046ef 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rsi-ews.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-rsi-ews.c
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ static void __init rsi_ews_init_early(void)
 	/* USART3 on ttyS4. (Rx, Tx, RTS) */
 	/* RS485 communication */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US3, 4, ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9-l9260.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9-l9260.c
index e8b116b6cba6c3c15dc873d41079c6f2519efdb8..dee44cbf765bad7097f8c8f3a880b41ed17a2200 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9-l9260.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9-l9260.c
@@ -62,9 +62,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART1 on ttyS2. (Rx, Tx, CTS, RTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US1, 2, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9260ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9260ek.c
index d5aec55b0eb4903a06c6045169cd21af24bb3824..6da17b5e1e2f35a6210a03d468cbf4b43ee73312 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9260ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9260ek.c
@@ -65,9 +65,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART1 on ttyS2. (Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US1, 2, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c
index c3f9944628642050c34c0a5f31388854511921e4..e91c4afb669a8b643318cdef9c8b209424096a8e 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9261ek.c
@@ -64,9 +64,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9263ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9263ek.c
index 2ffe50f3a9e9e056a48879dd4c6a755cfa65f622..44248735335e61ad9e792c702d5c436557c9b9c6 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9263ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9263ek.c
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART0 on ttyS1. (Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9263_ID_US0, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9g20ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9g20ek.c
index 8923ec9f5831b79ab8efc14b86ff1718f222f1fa..05f846784ce438774018d0dee956f40d5d87f80a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9g20ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9g20ek.c
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART1 on ttyS2. (Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US1, 2, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c
index c88e908ddd82e9de014b360448a194c568f27154..be2ca19fe5ad869822278f0082a9032df6f07802 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9m10g45ek.c
@@ -60,9 +60,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 	/* USART0 not connected on the -EK board */
 	/* USART1 on ttyS2. (Rx, Tx, RTS, CTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9G45_ID_US1, 2, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9rlek.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9rlek.c
index b109ce2ba864640f8eee20dfebc3d4813fb58e3d..23f383a9e0e21b5c7a6cb29cdf5f97d3874fabc8 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9rlek.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-sam9rlek.c
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART0 on ttyS1. (Rx, Tx, CTS, RTS) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9RL_ID_US0, 1, ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-snapper9260.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-snapper9260.c
index ebc9d01ce742f26bed12f958647934bc378c46c0..1a6774a40c9b7aa7026e438743e68f5adb4d72ac 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-snapper9260.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-snapper9260.c
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ static void __init snapper9260_init_early(void)
 
 	/* Debug on ttyS0 */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 
 	at91_register_uart(AT91SAM9260_ID_US0, 1,
 			   ATMEL_UART_CTS | ATMEL_UART_RTS);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-stamp9g20.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-stamp9g20.c
index 7640049410a04b505ba7fd9f55d7ebfbb5aa1538..38a7ca5a5a605880c8741782fddf9017eed90890 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-stamp9g20.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-stamp9g20.c
@@ -39,9 +39,6 @@ void __init stamp9g20_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DGBU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 static void __init stamp9g20evb_init_early(void)
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-usb-a926x.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-usb-a926x.c
index b7483a3d09803183e625844140659cc363f652a0..ee482ebd07a9b66e1925f6ae66f2d79ebb798354 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-usb-a926x.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-usb-a926x.c
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ static void __init ek_init_early(void)
 
 	/* DBGU on ttyS0. (Rx & Tx only) */
 	at91_register_uart(0, 0, 0);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-yl-9200.c b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-yl-9200.c
index 38dd279d30b25657004177bfa488b4906d4c525d..e94a04eae5e607c31f6229944a46d48407c502a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-yl-9200.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/board-yl-9200.c
@@ -75,9 +75,6 @@ static void __init yl9200_init_early(void)
 
 	/* USART3 on ttyS3. (Rx, Tx, RTS - RS485 interface) */
 	at91_register_uart(AT91RM9200_ID_US3, 3, ATMEL_UART_RTS);
-
-	/* set serial console to ttyS0 (ie, DBGU) */
-	at91_set_serial_console(0);
 }
 
 /*
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h
index dd9b346c451d2b005b7241a4c04af01376e09f1d..0a60bf837037dd67382163c30f3290ed30acb9ae 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/generic.h
@@ -40,17 +40,6 @@ extern struct sys_timer at91sam926x_timer;
 extern struct sys_timer at91x40_timer;
 
  /* Clocks */
-/*
- * function to specify the clock of the default console. As we do not
- * use the device/driver bus, the dev_name is not intialize. So we need
- * to link the clock to a specific con_id only "usart"
- */
-extern void __init at91rm9200_set_console_clock(int id);
-extern void __init at91sam9260_set_console_clock(int id);
-extern void __init at91sam9261_set_console_clock(int id);
-extern void __init at91sam9263_set_console_clock(int id);
-extern void __init at91sam9rl_set_console_clock(int id);
-extern void __init at91sam9g45_set_console_clock(int id);
 #ifdef CONFIG_AT91_PMC_UNIT
 extern int __init at91_clock_init(unsigned long main_clock);
 extern int __init at91_dt_clock_init(void);
diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h
index 49a821192c652c959321b834953d7f3ce2073452..369afc2ffc5b972934872aa9266c8a8b774e9bec 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-at91/include/mach/board.h
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ extern void __init at91_add_device_spi(struct spi_board_info *devices, int nr_de
 #define ATMEL_UART_RI	0x20
 
 extern void __init at91_register_uart(unsigned id, unsigned portnr, unsigned pins);
-extern void __init at91_set_serial_console(unsigned portnr);
 
 extern struct platform_device *atmel_default_console_device;