diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index d07a9c9c7608..c55b6d7ccaf7 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -4620,27 +4620,6 @@ static int con_font_default(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font_op *op)
 	return rc;
 }
 
-static int con_font_copy(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font_op *op)
-{
-	int con = op->height;
-	int rc;
-
-
-	console_lock();
-	if (vc->vc_mode != KD_TEXT)
-		rc = -EINVAL;
-	else if (!vc->vc_sw->con_font_copy)
-		rc = -ENOSYS;
-	else if (con < 0 || !vc_cons_allocated(con))
-		rc = -ENOTTY;
-	else if (con == vc->vc_num)	/* nothing to do */
-		rc = 0;
-	else
-		rc = vc->vc_sw->con_font_copy(vc, con);
-	console_unlock();
-	return rc;
-}
-
 int con_font_op(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font_op *op)
 {
 	switch (op->op) {
@@ -4651,7 +4630,8 @@ int con_font_op(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font_op *op)
 	case KD_FONT_OP_SET_DEFAULT:
 		return con_font_default(vc, op);
 	case KD_FONT_OP_COPY:
-		return con_font_copy(vc, op);
+		/* was buggy and never really used */
+		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	return -ENOSYS;
 }