diff --git a/toolbox/Android.mk b/toolbox/Android.mk
index 436f13d..4fff9f5 100644
--- a/toolbox/Android.mk
+++ b/toolbox/Android.mk
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
 	rmmod \
 	lsmod \
 	ifconfig \
-	setconsole \
 	rm \
 	mkdir \
 	rmdir \
diff --git a/toolbox/setconsole.c b/toolbox/setconsole.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 85ea7c2..0000000
--- a/toolbox/setconsole.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,161 +0,0 @@
-#include <stdio.h>
-#include <stdlib.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
-#include <string.h>
-#include <linux/kd.h>
-#include <linux/vt.h>
-#include <errno.h>
-#include <pthread.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
-#include <sys/ioctl.h>
-
-static int activate_thread_switch_vc;
-static void *activate_thread(void *arg)
-{
-    int fd = (int) (uintptr_t) arg;
-    while(activate_thread_switch_vc >= 0) {
-        int res = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, VT_ACTIVATE, activate_thread_switch_vc));
-        if (res < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ioctl( vcfd, VT_ACTIVATE, vtnum) failed, %d %d %s for %d\n", res, errno, strerror(errno), activate_thread_switch_vc);
-        }
-        if(activate_thread_switch_vc >= 0)
-            sleep(1);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
-
-
-int setconsole_main(int argc, char *argv[])
-{
-    int c;
-    int fd;
-    int res;
-
-    int mode = -1;
-    int new_vc = 0;
-    int close_vc = 0;
-    int switch_vc = -1;
-    int printvc = 0;
-    char *ttydev = "/dev/tty0";
-
-    do {
-        c = getopt(argc, argv, "d:gtncv:poh");
-        if (c == EOF)
-            break;
-        switch (c) {
-        case 'd':
-            ttydev = optarg;
-            break;
-        case 'g':
-            if(mode == KD_TEXT) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot specify both -g and -t\n", argv[0]);
-                exit(1);
-            }
-            mode = KD_GRAPHICS;
-            break;
-        case 't':
-            if(mode == KD_GRAPHICS) {
-                fprintf(stderr, "%s: cannot specify both -g and -t\n", argv[0]);
-                exit(1);
-            }
-            mode = KD_TEXT;
-            break;
-        case 'n':
-            new_vc = 1;
-            break;
-        case 'c':
-            close_vc = 1;
-            break;
-        case 'v':
-            switch_vc = atoi(optarg);
-            break;
-        case 'p':
-            printvc |= 1;
-            break;
-        case 'o':
-            printvc |= 2;
-            break;
-        case 'h':
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s [-d <dev>] [-v <vc>] [-gtncpoh]\n"
-                    "  -d <dev>   Use <dev> instead of /dev/tty0\n"
-                    "  -v <vc>    Switch to virtual console <vc>\n"
-                    "  -g         Switch to graphics mode\n"
-                    "  -t         Switch to text mode\n"
-                    "  -n         Create and switch to new virtual console\n"
-                    "  -c         Close unused virtual consoles\n"
-                    "  -p         Print new virtual console\n"
-                    "  -o         Print old virtual console\n"
-                    "  -h         Print help\n", argv[0]);
-            return -1;
-        case '?':
-            fprintf(stderr, "%s: invalid option -%c\n",
-                argv[0], optopt);
-            exit(1);
-        }
-    } while (1);
-    if(mode == -1 && new_vc == 0 && close_vc == 0 && switch_vc == -1 && printvc == 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr,"%s [-d <dev>] [-v <vc>] [-gtncpoh]\n", argv[0]);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    fd = open(ttydev, O_RDWR | O_SYNC);
-    if (fd < 0) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "cannot open %s\n", ttydev);
-        return -1;
-    }
-
-    if ((printvc && !new_vc) || (printvc & 2)) {
-        struct vt_stat vs;
-
-        res = ioctl(fd, VT_GETSTATE, &vs);
-        if (res < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ioctl(vcfd, VT_GETSTATE, &vs) failed, %d\n", res);
-        }
-        printf("%d\n", vs.v_active);
-    }
-
-    if (new_vc) {
-        int vtnum;
-        res = ioctl(fd, VT_OPENQRY, &vtnum);
-        if (res < 0 || vtnum == -1) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ioctl(vcfd, VT_OPENQRY, &vtnum) failed, res %d, vtnum %d\n", res, vtnum);
-        }
-        switch_vc = vtnum;
-    }
-    if (switch_vc != -1) {
-        pthread_t thread;
-        pthread_attr_t attr;
-        activate_thread_switch_vc = switch_vc;
-        pthread_attr_init(&attr);
-        pthread_attr_setdetachstate(&attr, PTHREAD_CREATE_DETACHED);
-        pthread_create(&thread, &attr, activate_thread, (void*) (uintptr_t) fd);
-
-        res = TEMP_FAILURE_RETRY(ioctl(fd, VT_WAITACTIVE, switch_vc));
-        activate_thread_switch_vc = -1;
-        if (res < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ioctl( vcfd, VT_WAITACTIVE, vtnum) failed, %d %d %s for %d\n", res, errno, strerror(errno), switch_vc);
-        }
-        if(printvc & 1)
-            printf("%d\n", switch_vc);
-
-        close(fd);
-        fd = open(ttydev, O_RDWR | O_SYNC);
-        if (fd < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "cannot open %s\n", ttydev);
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    if (close_vc) {
-        res = ioctl(fd, VT_DISALLOCATE, 0);
-        if (res < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "ioctl(vcfd, VT_DISALLOCATE, 0) failed, %d\n", res);
-        }
-    }
-    if (mode != -1) {
-        if (ioctl(fd, KDSETMODE, mode) < 0) {
-            fprintf(stderr, "KDSETMODE %d failed\n", mode);
-            return -1;
-        }
-    }
-    return 0;
-}