diff --git a/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix b/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
index 9a3a73e66d97..19548f208d96 100644
--- a/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
+++ b/modules/system/activation/activation-script.nix
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ let
     var = fullDepEntry ''
       # Various log/runtime directories.
       mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/run
-      mkdir -m 0755 -p /var/run/console # for pam_console
 
       touch /var/run/utmp # must exist
       chgrp ${toString config.ids.gids.utmp} /var/run/utmp