diff --git a/drivers/tty/Kconfig b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
index 47a6e42f0d04..e15cd6b5bb99 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/tty/Kconfig
@@ -401,6 +401,20 @@ config MIPS_EJTAG_FDC_KGDB_CHAN
 	help
 	  FDC channel number to use for KGDB.
 
+config NULL_TTY
+	tristate "NULL TTY driver"
+	help
+	  Say Y here if you want a NULL TTY which simply discards messages.
+
+	  This is useful to allow userspace applications which expect a console
+	  device to work without modifications even when no console is
+	  available or desired.
+
+	  In order to use this driver, you should redirect the console to this
+	  TTY, or boot the kernel with console=ttynull.
+
+	  If unsure, say N.
+
 config TRACE_ROUTER
 	tristate "Trace data router for MIPI P1149.7 cJTAG standard"
 	depends on TRACE_SINK
diff --git a/drivers/tty/Makefile b/drivers/tty/Makefile
index 3c1c5a9240a7..b3ccae932660 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/Makefile
+++ b/drivers/tty/Makefile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 obj-$(CONFIG_TTY)		+= tty_io.o n_tty.o tty_ioctl.o tty_ldisc.o \
 				   tty_buffer.o tty_port.o tty_mutex.o \
 				   tty_ldsem.o tty_baudrate.o tty_jobctrl.o \
-				   n_null.o ttynull.o
+				   n_null.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_LEGACY_PTYS)	+= pty.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_UNIX98_PTYS)	+= pty.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_AUDIT)		+= tty_audit.o
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_ISI)		+= isicom.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MOXA_INTELLIO)	+= moxa.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_MOXA_SMARTIO)	+= mxser.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_NOZOMI)		+= nozomi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_NULL_TTY)	        += ttynull.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_ROCKETPORT)	+= rocket.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SYNCLINK_GT)	+= synclink_gt.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_PPC_EPAPR_HV_BYTECHAN) += ehv_bytechan.o
diff --git a/drivers/tty/ttynull.c b/drivers/tty/ttynull.c
index eced70ec54e1..17f05b7eb6d3 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/ttynull.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/ttynull.c
@@ -2,13 +2,6 @@
 /*
  * Copyright (C) 2019 Axis Communications AB
  *
- * The console is useful for userspace applications which expect a console
- * device to work without modifications even when no console is available
- * or desired.
- *
- * In order to use this driver, you should redirect the console to this
- * TTY, or boot the kernel with console=ttynull.
- *
  * Based on ttyprintk.c:
  *  Copyright (C) 2010 Samo Pogacnik
  */
@@ -66,17 +59,6 @@ static struct console ttynull_console = {
 	.device = ttynull_device,
 };
 
-void __init register_ttynull_console(void)
-{
-	if (!ttynull_driver)
-		return;
-
-	if (add_preferred_console(ttynull_console.name, 0, NULL))
-		return;
-
-	register_console(&ttynull_console);
-}
-
 static int __init ttynull_init(void)
 {
 	struct tty_driver *driver;
diff --git a/include/linux/console.h b/include/linux/console.h
index dbe78e8e2602..20874db50bc8 100644
--- a/include/linux/console.h
+++ b/include/linux/console.h
@@ -186,12 +186,9 @@ extern int braille_register_console(struct console *, int index,
 extern int braille_unregister_console(struct console *);
 #ifdef CONFIG_TTY
 extern void console_sysfs_notify(void);
-extern void register_ttynull_console(void);
 #else
 static inline void console_sysfs_notify(void)
 { }
-static inline void register_ttynull_console(void)
-{ }
 #endif
 extern bool console_suspend_enabled;
 
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 421640fca375..c68d784376ca 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1480,14 +1480,8 @@ void __init console_on_rootfs(void)
 	struct file *file = filp_open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console. Fallback to ttynull.\n");
-		register_ttynull_console();
-
-		file = filp_open("/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0);
-		if (IS_ERR(file)) {
-			pr_err("Warning: Failed to add ttynull console. No stdin, stdout, and stderr for the init process!\n");
-			return;
-		}
+		pr_err("Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
+		return;
 	}
 	init_dup(file);
 	init_dup(file);