diff --git a/build/debian/vm_config.json.aarch64 b/build/debian/vm_config.json.aarch64
index bbe590f..d41a29c 100644
--- a/build/debian/vm_config.json.aarch64
+++ b/build/debian/vm_config.json.aarch64
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
     "memory_mib": 4096,
     "debuggable": true,
     "console_out": true,
-    "connect_console": true,
     "console_input_device": "ttyS0",
     "network": true
 }
diff --git a/build/debian/vm_config.json.x86_64 b/build/debian/vm_config.json.x86_64
index 1719815..d338080 100644
--- a/build/debian/vm_config.json.x86_64
+++ b/build/debian/vm_config.json.x86_64
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@
     "memory_mib": 4096,
     "debuggable": true,
     "console_out": true,
-    "connect_console": true,
     "console_input_device": "ttyS0",
     "network": true
 }