diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
index 7430bc3..b6b2d18 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_console.c
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@
 	 * find index to use:
 	 * see if this vterm id matches one registered for console.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES; i++)
+	for (i=0; i < MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES; i++)
 		if (vtermnos[i] == hp->vtermno &&
 		    cons_ops[i] == hp->ops)
 			break;
@@ -862,13 +862,9 @@
 		i = ++last_hvc;
 
 	hp->index = i;
-	hvc_console.index = i;
-	vtermnos[i] = vtermno;
-	cons_ops[i] = ops;
 
 	list_add_tail(&(hp->next), &hvc_structs);
 	spin_unlock(&hvc_structs_lock);
-	register_console(&hvc_console);
 
 	return hp;
 }
@@ -879,7 +875,6 @@
 	unsigned long flags;
 	struct tty_struct *tty;
 
-	unregister_console(&hvc_console);
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&hp->lock, flags);
 	tty = tty_kref_get(hp->tty);