diff --git a/modules/virtualisation/xen-domU.nix b/modules/virtualisation/xen-domU.nix
index 29ab8f8b3af8..1a9d67d72046 100644
--- a/modules/virtualisation/xen-domU.nix
+++ b/modules/virtualisation/xen-domU.nix
@@ -17,10 +17,6 @@
   # Send syslog messages to the Xen console.
   services.syslogd.tty = "hvc0";
 
-  # Start a mingetty on the Xen console (so that you can login using
-  # "xm console" in Dom0).
-  services.mingetty.ttys = [ "hvc0" "tty1" "tty2" ];
-
   # Don't run ntpd, since we should get the correct time from Dom0.
   services.ntp.enable = false;
 }