diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/AP_HAL_PX4_Namespace.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/AP_HAL_PX4_Namespace.h
index d72277c6eb..f016d5b38c 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/AP_HAL_PX4_Namespace.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/AP_HAL_PX4_Namespace.h
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 #define __AP_HAL_PX4_NAMESPACE_H__
 
 namespace PX4 {
-	class PX4ConsoleDriver;
 	class PX4Scheduler;
 	class PX4UARTDriver;
 	class PX4Storage;
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Console.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Console.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 2ec9811f1f..0000000000
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Console.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,53 +0,0 @@
-#include <AP_HAL.h>
-
-#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_PX4
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include "Console.h"
-#include "UARTDriver.h"
-#include <stdio.h>
-
-using namespace PX4;
-
-PX4ConsoleDriver::PX4ConsoleDriver() {}
-
-void PX4ConsoleDriver::init(void* uart)
-{
-	_uart = (PX4UARTDriver *)uart;
-}
-
-void PX4ConsoleDriver::backend_open()
-{}
-
-void PX4ConsoleDriver::backend_close()
-{}
-
-size_t PX4ConsoleDriver::backend_read(uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-size_t PX4ConsoleDriver::backend_write(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) {
-    return 0;
-}
-
-int16_t PX4ConsoleDriver::available() {
-	return _uart->available();
-}
-
-int16_t PX4ConsoleDriver::txspace() {
-	return _uart->txspace();
-}
-
-int16_t PX4ConsoleDriver::read() {
-	return _uart->read();
-}
-
-size_t PX4ConsoleDriver::write(uint8_t c) {
-	return _uart->write(c);
-}
-
-size_t PX4ConsoleDriver::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size)
-{
-    return _uart->write(buffer, size);
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Console.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Console.h
deleted file mode 100644
index f7844dc21a..0000000000
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/Console.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,28 +0,0 @@
-
-#ifndef __AP_HAL_PX4_CONSOLE_H__
-#define __AP_HAL_PX4_CONSOLE_H__
-
-#include <AP_HAL_PX4.h>
-#include <AP_HAL_PX4_Namespace.h>
-
-class PX4::PX4ConsoleDriver : public AP_HAL::ConsoleDriver {
-public:
-    PX4ConsoleDriver();
-    void init(void* machtnichts);
-    void backend_open();
-    void backend_close();
-    size_t backend_read(uint8_t *data, size_t len);
-    size_t backend_write(const uint8_t *data, size_t len);
-
-    int16_t available();
-    int16_t txspace();
-    int16_t read();
-
-    size_t write(uint8_t c);
-    size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size);
-
-private:
-    PX4UARTDriver *_uart;
-};
-
-#endif // __AP_HAL_PX4_CONSOLE_H__
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/HAL_PX4_Class.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/HAL_PX4_Class.cpp
index f5d344561d..d697ec5da5 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/HAL_PX4_Class.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_PX4/HAL_PX4_Class.cpp
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <AP_HAL_PX4.h>
 #include "AP_HAL_PX4_Namespace.h"
 #include "HAL_PX4_Class.h"
-#include "Console.h"
 #include "Scheduler.h"
 #include "UARTDriver.h"
 #include "Storage.h"
@@ -36,7 +35,6 @@ static Empty::EmptyI2CDriver  i2cDriver(&i2cSemaphore);
 static Empty::EmptySPIDeviceManager spiDeviceManager;
 //static Empty::EmptyGPIO gpioDriver;
 
-static PX4ConsoleDriver consoleDriver;
 static PX4Scheduler schedulerInstance;
 static PX4Storage storageDriver;
 static PX4RCInput rcinDriver;
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ HAL_PX4::HAL_PX4() :
         &spiDeviceManager, /* spi */
         &analogIn, /* analogin */
         &storageDriver, /* storage */
-        &consoleDriver, /* console */
+        &uartADriver, /* console */
         &gpioDriver, /* gpio */
         &rcinDriver,  /* rcinput */
         &rcoutDriver, /* rcoutput */
@@ -114,7 +112,6 @@ static int main_loop(int argc, char **argv)
     hal.uartA->begin(115200);
     hal.uartB->begin(38400);
     hal.uartC->begin(57600);
-    hal.console->init((void*) hal.uartA);
     hal.scheduler->init(NULL);
     hal.rcin->init(NULL);
     hal.rcout->init(NULL);