diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_Namespace.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_Namespace.h
index a551c42e41..6057edc445 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_Namespace.h
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_Namespace.h
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ namespace AVR_SITL {
     class SITLUARTDriver;
     class SITLScheduler;
     class SITL_State;
-    class SITLConsoleDriver;
     class SITLEEPROMStorage;
     class SITLAnalogIn; 
     class SITLRCInput;
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/Console.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/Console.cpp
deleted file mode 100644
index 8a079c350d..0000000000
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/Console.cpp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,66 +0,0 @@
-/// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-
-#include <AP_HAL.h>
-#if CONFIG_HAL_BOARD == HAL_BOARD_AVR_SITL
-
-#include <limits.h>
-#include <stdarg.h>
-#include "Console.h"
-
-using namespace AVR_SITL;
-
-SITLConsoleDriver::SITLConsoleDriver() {}
-
-// ConsoleDriver method implementations ///////////////////////////////////////
-void SITLConsoleDriver::init(void* base_uart) 
-{
-    _base_uart = (AP_HAL::UARTDriver*) base_uart;
-}
-
-
-void SITLConsoleDriver::backend_open() 
-{
-}
-
-void SITLConsoleDriver::backend_close() 
-{
-}
-
-size_t SITLConsoleDriver::backend_read(uint8_t *data, size_t len) 
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-size_t SITLConsoleDriver::backend_write(const uint8_t *data, size_t len) 
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-// Stream method implementations /////////////////////////////////////////
-int16_t SITLConsoleDriver::available(void) 
-{
-    return _base_uart->available();
-}
-
-int16_t SITLConsoleDriver::txspace(void) 
-{
-    return _base_uart->txspace();
-}
-
-int16_t SITLConsoleDriver::read() 
-{
-    return _base_uart->read();
-}
-
-// Print method implementations /////////////////////////////////////////
-
-size_t SITLConsoleDriver::write(uint8_t c) 
-{
-        return _base_uart->write(c);
-}
-
-size_t SITLConsoleDriver::write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size) {
-    return _base_uart->write(buffer, size);
-}
-
-#endif
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/Console.h b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/Console.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 93625abd6f..0000000000
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/Console.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-/// -*- tab-width: 4; Mode: C++; c-basic-offset: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil -*-
-
-#ifndef __AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_CONSOLE_DRIVER_H__
-#define __AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_CONSOLE_DRIVER_H__
-
-#include <stdlib.h>
-
-#include <AP_HAL.h>
-#include "AP_HAL_AVR_SITL_Namespace.h"
-
-class AVR_SITL::SITLConsoleDriver : public AP_HAL::ConsoleDriver {
-public:
-	SITLConsoleDriver();
-    void init(void* baseuartdriver);
-    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);
-
-    /* Implementations of Stream virtual methods */
-    int16_t available();
-    int16_t txspace();
-    int16_t read();
-
-    /* Implementations of Print virtual methods */
-    size_t write(uint8_t c);
-    size_t write(const uint8_t *buffer, size_t size);
-
-private:
-    AP_HAL::UARTDriver* _base_uart;
-};
-
-#endif // __AP_HAL_AVR_CONSOLE_DRIVER_H__
-
diff --git a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/HAL_AVR_SITL_Class.cpp b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/HAL_AVR_SITL_Class.cpp
index a3d00a6832..df0249797a 100644
--- a/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/HAL_AVR_SITL_Class.cpp
+++ b/libraries/AP_HAL_AVR_SITL/HAL_AVR_SITL_Class.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 #include "AnalogIn.h"
 #include "UARTDriver.h"
 #include "Storage.h"
-#include "Console.h"
 #include "RCInput.h"
 #include "RCOutput.h"
 #include "SITL_State.h"
@@ -26,7 +25,6 @@ using namespace AVR_SITL;
 
 static SITLScheduler sitlScheduler;
 static SITLEEPROMStorage sitlEEPROMStorage;
-static SITLConsoleDriver consoleDriver;
 static SITL_State sitlState;
 static SITLRCInput  sitlRCInput(&sitlState);
 static SITLRCOutput sitlRCOutput(&sitlState);
@@ -53,7 +51,7 @@ HAL_AVR_SITL::HAL_AVR_SITL() :
         &emptySPI, /* spi */
         &sitlAnalogIn, /* analogin */
         &sitlEEPROMStorage, /* storage */
-        &consoleDriver, /* console */
+        &sitlUart0Driver, /* console */
         &emptyGPIO, /* gpio */
         &sitlRCInput,  /* rcinput */
         &sitlRCOutput, /* rcoutput */
@@ -67,7 +65,6 @@ void HAL_AVR_SITL::init(int argc, char * const argv[]) const
     _sitl_state->init(argc, argv);
     scheduler->init(NULL);
     uartA->begin(115200);
-    console->init((void*) uartA);
 
     rcin->init(NULL);
     rcout->init(NULL);