diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb
index 3798b07b1a8..c3fe9d5b6d4 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/systemd/systemd-serialgetty.bb
@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ LIC_FILES_CHKSUM = "file://${COREBASE}/meta/files/common-licenses/GPL-2.0-only;m
 # required.  This recipe (enabled via disabling serial-getty-generator in systemd)
 # should only be used if the generator is not appropriate.
 
-SERIAL_CONSOLES ?= "115200;ttyS0"
-
 # As this package is tied to systemd, only build it when we're also building systemd.
 inherit features_check
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES += "systemd"