diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
index ff15022369e4..b0adafc44747 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/8250/8250_core.c
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
  */
 
 #include <linux/acpi.h>
-#include <linux/cleanup.h>
 #include <linux/module.h>
 #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
 #include <linux/ioport.h>
@@ -42,8 +41,6 @@
 
 #include <asm/irq.h>
 
-#include "../serial_base.h"	/* For serial_base_add_isa_preferred_console() */
-
 #include "8250.h"
 
 /*
@@ -563,8 +560,6 @@ static void __init serial8250_isa_init_ports(void)
 		port->irqflags |= irqflag;
 		if (serial8250_isa_config != NULL)
 			serial8250_isa_config(i, &up->port, &up->capabilities);
-
-		serial_base_add_isa_preferred_console(serial8250_reg.dev_name, i);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h
index 40af7052b4b6..68a86df984da 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base.h
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ void serial_core_unregister_port(struct uart_driver *drv, struct uart_port *port
 int serial_base_add_preferred_console(struct uart_driver *drv,
 				      struct uart_port *port);
 
-int serial_base_add_isa_preferred_console(const char *name, int idx);
-
 #else
 
 static inline
@@ -66,10 +64,4 @@ int serial_base_add_preferred_console(struct uart_driver *drv,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static inline
-int serial_base_add_isa_preferred_console(const char *name, int idx)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 #endif
diff --git a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c
index ae18871c0f36..1375be3315e6 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/serial/serial_base_bus.c
@@ -317,27 +317,6 @@ int serial_base_add_preferred_console(struct uart_driver *drv,
 	return serial_base_add_one_prefcon(port_match, drv->dev_name, port->line);
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
-
-/*
- * Early ISA ports initialize the console before there is no struct device.
- * This should be only called from serial8250_isa_init_preferred_console(),
- * other callers are likely wrong and should rely on earlycon instead.
- */
-int serial_base_add_isa_preferred_console(const char *name, int idx)
-{
-	return serial_base_add_prefcon(name, idx);
-}
-
-#else
-
-int serial_base_add_isa_preferred_console(const char *name, int idx)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#endif
-
 #endif
 
 static int serial_base_init(void)