diff --git a/src/boot/efi/console.c b/src/boot/efi/console.c
index cd980fd535..14c0008afb 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/console.c
+++ b/src/boot/efi/console.c
@@ -12,20 +12,6 @@
 #define VERTICAL_MAX_OK 1080
 #define VIEWPORT_RATIO 10
 
-static EFI_STATUS console_connect(void) {
-        EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL *boot_policy;
-        EFI_STATUS err;
-
-        /* This should make console devices appear/fully initialize on fastboot firmware. */
-
-        err = BS->LocateProtocol(
-                        &(EFI_GUID) EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL_GUID, NULL, (void **) &boot_policy);
-        if (err != EFI_SUCCESS)
-                return err;
-
-        return boot_policy->ConnectDeviceClass(boot_policy, &(EFI_GUID) EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_CONSOLE_GUID);
-}
-
 static inline void event_closep(EFI_EVENT *event) {
         if (!*event)
                 return;
@@ -61,8 +47,6 @@ EFI_STATUS console_key_read(uint64_t *key, uint64_t timeout_usec) {
         assert(key);
 
         if (!checked) {
-                console_connect();
-
                 /* Get the *first* TextInputEx device.*/
                 err = BS->LocateProtocol(&SimpleTextInputExProtocol, NULL, (void **) &extraInEx);
                 if (err != EFI_SUCCESS || BS->CheckEvent(extraInEx->WaitForKeyEx) == EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER)
diff --git a/src/boot/efi/missing_efi.h b/src/boot/efi/missing_efi.h
index b446e0399f..250c84c248 100644
--- a/src/boot/efi/missing_efi.h
+++ b/src/boot/efi/missing_efi.h
@@ -398,22 +398,3 @@ typedef struct {
         void *StdErr;
 } EFI_SHELL_PARAMETERS_PROTOCOL;
 #endif
-
-#ifndef EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL_GUID
-#define EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL_GUID \
-        { 0xFEDF8E0C, 0xE147, 0x11E3, { 0x99, 0x03, 0xB8, 0xE8, 0x56, 0x2C, 0xBA, 0xFA } }
-#define EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_CONSOLE_GUID \
-        { 0xCAB0E94C, 0xE15F, 0x11E3, { 0x91, 0x8D, 0xB8, 0xE8, 0x56, 0x2C, 0xBA, 0xFA } }
-
-typedef struct EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL;
-struct EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL {
-        UINT64 Revision;
-        EFI_STATUS (EFIAPI *ConnectDevicePath)(
-                EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL *This,
-                EFI_DEVICE_PATH *DevicePath,
-                BOOLEAN Recursive);
-        EFI_STATUS (EFIAPI *ConnectDeviceClass)(
-                EFI_BOOT_MANAGER_POLICY_PROTOCOL *This,
-                EFI_GUID *Class);
-};
-#endif