diff --git a/host/commands/launch/flags.cc b/host/commands/launch/flags.cc
index 1af7923..3dc865c 100644
--- a/host/commands/launch/flags.cc
+++ b/host/commands/launch/flags.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 DEFINE_string(extra_kernel_cmdline, "",
               "Additional flags to put on the kernel command line");
 DEFINE_int32(loop_max_part, 7, "Maximum number of loop partitions");
-DEFINE_string(console, "ttyS0", "Console device for the guest kernel.");
 DEFINE_string(androidboot_console, "ttyS1",
               "Console device for the Android framework");
 DEFINE_string(
@@ -384,9 +383,6 @@
   tmp_config_obj.add_kernel_cmdline(
       concat("androidboot.setupwizard_mode=", FLAGS_setupwizard_mode));
   tmp_config_obj.add_kernel_cmdline(concat("loop.max_part=", FLAGS_loop_max_part));
-  if (!FLAGS_console.empty()) {
-    tmp_config_obj.add_kernel_cmdline(concat("console=", FLAGS_console));
-  }
   if (!FLAGS_androidboot_console.empty()) {
     tmp_config_obj.add_kernel_cmdline(
         concat("androidboot.console=", FLAGS_androidboot_console));
diff --git a/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp b/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp
index ea55e69..91c61ca 100644
--- a/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp
+++ b/host/libs/vm_manager/crosvm_manager.cpp
@@ -124,11 +124,13 @@
     crosvm_cmd.AddParameter("--cid=", config_->vsock_guest_cid());
   }
 
+  // TODO (138616941) re-enable the console on its own serial port
+
   // Redirect the first serial port with the kernel logs to the appropriate file
   crosvm_cmd.AddParameter("--serial=num=1,type=file,path=",
-                       config_->kernel_log_pipe_name());
+                       config_->kernel_log_pipe_name(),",console=true");
   // Use stdio for the second serial port, it contains the serial console.
-  crosvm_cmd.AddParameter("--serial=num=2,type=stdout,console=true");
+  crosvm_cmd.AddParameter("--serial=num=2,type=stdout");
 
   // Redirect standard input and output to a couple of pipes for the console
   // forwarder host process to handle.