diff --git a/drivers/serial/serial_ns16550.c b/drivers/serial/serial_ns16550.c
index f9a17f4..dd50fc5 100644
--- a/drivers/serial/serial_ns16550.c
+++ b/drivers/serial/serial_ns16550.c
@@ -257,10 +257,7 @@
 	priv->access_width = dev->resource[0].flags & IORESOURCE_MEM_TYPE_MASK;
 
 	cdev->dev = dev;
-	if (plat->f_caps)
-		cdev->f_caps = plat->f_caps;
-	else
-		cdev->f_caps = CONSOLE_STDIN | CONSOLE_STDOUT | CONSOLE_STDERR;
+	cdev->f_caps = CONSOLE_STDIN | CONSOLE_STDOUT | CONSOLE_STDERR;
 	cdev->tstc = ns16550_tstc;
 	cdev->putc = ns16550_putc;
 	cdev->getc = ns16550_getc;
diff --git a/include/ns16550.h b/include/ns16550.h
index 27cb4cf..36aa5ff 100644
--- a/include/ns16550.h
+++ b/include/ns16550.h
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@
 struct NS16550_plat {
 	/** Clock speed */
 	unsigned int clock;
-	/** Console capabilities:
-	 * CONSOLE_STDIN | CONSOLE_STDOUT | CONSOLE_STDERR @see console.h
-	 */
-	unsigned char f_caps;
 	/**
 	 * register read access capability
 	 */