diff --git a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
index 0d26e821e73b7aa38e50a2520338b8e60522eb90..39258f9d36a0e44ee01dfbe8ac71e871df923ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
+++ b/drivers/video/console/vgacon.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static struct uni_pagedir *vgacon_uni_pagedir;
 static int vgacon_refcount;
 
 /* Description of the hardware situation */
-static bool		vga_init_done;
 static unsigned long	vga_vram_base		__read_mostly;	/* Base of video memory */
 static unsigned long	vga_vram_end		__read_mostly;	/* End of video memory */
 static unsigned int	vga_vram_size		__read_mostly;	/* Size of video memory */
@@ -359,8 +358,6 @@ static const char *vgacon_startup(void)
 	vgacon_xres = screen_info.orig_video_cols * VGA_FONTWIDTH;
 	vgacon_yres = vga_scan_lines;
 
-	vga_init_done = true;
-
 	return display_desc;
 }