diff --git a/arch/blackfin/cpu/jtag-console.c b/arch/blackfin/cpu/jtag-console.c
index b0abeda90aec71025aa8568426bc93b7620d28bc..29e7a441bcf7c979eead740582dd35f977a54933 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/cpu/jtag-console.c
+++ b/arch/blackfin/cpu/jtag-console.c
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ int drv_jtag_console_init(void)
 
 	memset(&dev, 0x00, sizeof(dev));
 	strcpy(dev.name, "jtag");
-	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	dev.putc = jtag_putc;
 	dev.puts = jtag_puts;
 	dev.tstc = jtag_tstc;
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c
index 659e6889bf6cb52821f1a54ab808516b36266be1..15cee3fd4a15d8b8224faa115bbb460b6caff1c9 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/cpu/mpc8xx/video.c
@@ -1089,7 +1089,6 @@ int drv_video_init (void)
 	memset (&videodev, 0, sizeof (videodev));
 
 	strcpy (videodev.name, "video");
-	videodev.ext = DEV_EXT_VIDEO;	/* Video extensions */
 	videodev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT;	/* Output only */
 	videodev.putc = video_putc;	/* 'putc' function */
 	videodev.puts = video_puts;	/* 'puts' function */
diff --git a/board/bf527-ezkit/video.c b/board/bf527-ezkit/video.c
index c2bf145013f9388cd40f1e572f2f86b6aef5e088..a57f9fecafa8957137a8777ed73be42a77afd040 100644
--- a/board/bf527-ezkit/video.c
+++ b/board/bf527-ezkit/video.c
@@ -438,8 +438,6 @@ int drv_video_init(void)
 	memset(&videodev, 0, sizeof(videodev));
 
 	strcpy(videodev.name, "video");
-	videodev.ext = DEV_EXT_VIDEO;	/* Video extensions */
-	videodev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;	/* No Output */
 
 	error = stdio_register(&videodev);
 
diff --git a/board/bf533-stamp/video.c b/board/bf533-stamp/video.c
index 75b8adca15ac1de7213135db17a76bc6b42f3776..e9b9a9abdfdd5b60b74f0fd6cdad0f6d79354147 100644
--- a/board/bf533-stamp/video.c
+++ b/board/bf533-stamp/video.c
@@ -164,8 +164,6 @@ int drv_video_init(void)
 
 	memset(&videodev, 0, sizeof(videodev));
 	strcpy(videodev.name, "video");
-	videodev.ext = DEV_EXT_VIDEO;
-	videodev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
 
 	return stdio_register(&videodev);
 }
diff --git a/board/bf548-ezkit/video.c b/board/bf548-ezkit/video.c
index 47e68c6a9780f9705c99b3dd1eb38c7759ae3e41..37659932f2041fbf869a6157d0747300a889ac1d 100644
--- a/board/bf548-ezkit/video.c
+++ b/board/bf548-ezkit/video.c
@@ -328,8 +328,6 @@ int drv_video_init(void)
 	memset(&videodev, 0, sizeof(videodev));
 
 	strcpy(videodev.name, "video");
-	videodev.ext = DEV_EXT_VIDEO;	/* Video extensions */
-	videodev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;	/* No Output */
 
 	error = stdio_register(&videodev);
 
diff --git a/board/cm-bf548/video.c b/board/cm-bf548/video.c
index b098615d4c04a2f71e611a08f6e0d87a8efca07f..b8cc873863687a7e64efd24d7b36f9f194c9066c 100644
--- a/board/cm-bf548/video.c
+++ b/board/cm-bf548/video.c
@@ -332,8 +332,6 @@ int drv_video_init(void)
 	memset(&videodev, 0, sizeof(videodev));
 
 	strcpy(videodev.name, "video");
-	videodev.ext = DEV_EXT_VIDEO;	/* Video extensions */
-	videodev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;	/* No Output */
 
 	error = stdio_register(&videodev);
 
diff --git a/board/kosagi/novena/novena.c b/board/kosagi/novena/novena.c
index 69f5be3b9c167370e6f83e94424b4e84984c6b3a..919133b7d3efc9b5338ca95c5c2fed9cf8f8228e 100644
--- a/board/kosagi/novena/novena.c
+++ b/board/kosagi/novena/novena.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ int drv_keyboard_init(void)
 	int error;
 	struct stdio_dev dev = {
 		.name	= "button",
-		.flags	= DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM,
+		.flags	= DEV_FLAGS_INPUT,
 		.start	= novena_gpio_button_init,
 		.getc	= novena_gpio_button_getc,
 		.tstc	= novena_gpio_button_tstc,
diff --git a/board/mpl/common/kbd.c b/board/mpl/common/kbd.c
index 99de2cad66eb8aded858c7e57d152b7ee799b5f6..1da72c53989cec503866d2ebb6d1110104bf5dbb 100644
--- a/board/mpl/common/kbd.c
+++ b/board/mpl/common/kbd.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ int drv_isa_kbd_init (void)
 		return -1;
 	memset (&kbddev, 0, sizeof(kbddev));
 	strcpy(kbddev.name, DEVNAME);
-	kbddev.flags =  DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	kbddev.flags =  DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	kbddev.getc = kbd_getc ;
 	kbddev.tstc = kbd_testc ;
 
diff --git a/board/mpl/pati/pati.c b/board/mpl/pati/pati.c
index b9d88ee17e3e7a95b411bb653124710b453db498..958cdec1365cacceebb8d2c703a05a30146ed82f 100644
--- a/board/mpl/pati/pati.c
+++ b/board/mpl/pati/pati.c
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void pci_con_connect(void)
 	irq_install_handler (0x2, (interrupt_handler_t *) pci_dorbell_irq,NULL);
 	memset (&pci_con_dev, 0, sizeof (pci_con_dev));
 	strcpy (pci_con_dev.name, "pci_con");
-	pci_con_dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	pci_con_dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	pci_con_dev.putc = pci_con_putc;
 	pci_con_dev.puts = pci_con_puts;
 	pci_con_dev.getc = pci_con_getc;
diff --git a/common/cmd_console.c b/common/cmd_console.c
index 93dc5050567d972364355ff924756445982c7227..9a356ecfc367a6bc87d16a348c173151cb4fcc00 100644
--- a/common/cmd_console.c
+++ b/common/cmd_console.c
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ static int do_coninfo(cmd_tbl_t *cmd, int flag, int argc, char * const argv[])
 	list_for_each(pos, list) {
 		dev = list_entry(pos, struct stdio_dev, list);
 
-		printf ("%-8s %08x %c%c%c ",
+		printf ("%-8s %08x %c%c ",
 			dev->name,
 			dev->flags,
-			(dev->flags & DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM) ? 'S' : '.',
 			(dev->flags & DEV_FLAGS_INPUT) ? 'I' : '.',
 			(dev->flags & DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT) ? 'O' : '.');
 
diff --git a/common/stdio.c b/common/stdio.c
index adbfc890dd4d8ac907cd73b7e9c4a481bda6150a..ab4df20f6b878a69315e0aed883ccdd0fad95b36 100644
--- a/common/stdio.c
+++ b/common/stdio.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ static void drv_system_init (void)
 	memset (&dev, 0, sizeof (dev));
 
 	strcpy (dev.name, "serial");
-	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	dev.putc = stdio_serial_putc;
 	dev.puts = stdio_serial_puts;
 	dev.getc = stdio_serial_getc;
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ static void drv_system_init (void)
 	memset (&dev, 0, sizeof (dev));
 
 	strcpy (dev.name, "nulldev");
-	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	dev.putc = nulldev_putc;
 	dev.puts = nulldev_puts;
 	dev.getc = nulldev_input;
diff --git a/common/usb_kbd.c b/common/usb_kbd.c
index 95912f99c767ff70265d33e99ce336845ba67a35..0302e5bc933be8b3581f608b1f7fee19febd0878 100644
--- a/common/usb_kbd.c
+++ b/common/usb_kbd.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ static int probe_usb_keyboard(struct usb_device *dev)
 	debug("USB KBD: register.\n");
 	memset(&usb_kbd_dev, 0, sizeof(struct stdio_dev));
 	strcpy(usb_kbd_dev.name, DEVNAME);
-	usb_kbd_dev.flags =  DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	usb_kbd_dev.flags =  DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	usb_kbd_dev.getc = usb_kbd_getc;
 	usb_kbd_dev.tstc = usb_kbd_testc;
 	usb_kbd_dev.priv = (void *)dev;
diff --git a/drivers/input/cros_ec_keyb.c b/drivers/input/cros_ec_keyb.c
index a31aa77102522b04a579a4a94442398d196066bc..dd150eeb459fd67b04273c6ce4206e7ece2e0e68 100644
--- a/drivers/input/cros_ec_keyb.c
+++ b/drivers/input/cros_ec_keyb.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ int drv_keyboard_init(void)
 
 	memset(&dev, '\0', sizeof(dev));
 	strcpy(dev.name, "cros-ec-keyb");
-	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	dev.getc = kbd_getc;
 	dev.tstc = kbd_tstc;
 	dev.start = cros_ec_init_keyboard;
diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard.c b/drivers/input/keyboard.c
index be0f3330dbc637f76bf239e0f51ac3e4835f0316..ca3886a18ec9ee959444f60d93496f419136a070 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ int kbd_init (void)
 		return -1;
 	memset (&kbddev, 0, sizeof(kbddev));
 	strcpy(kbddev.name, DEVNAME);
-	kbddev.flags =  DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	kbddev.flags =  DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	kbddev.getc = kbd_getc ;
 	kbddev.tstc = kbd_testc ;
 
diff --git a/drivers/input/tegra-kbc.c b/drivers/input/tegra-kbc.c
index c9c9fac5ada63400d0630b9330f664877a0ae9dc..6b88db4def79b802f0ccb8750ae2c40b6453ed22 100644
--- a/drivers/input/tegra-kbc.c
+++ b/drivers/input/tegra-kbc.c
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int drv_keyboard_init(void)
 
 	memset(&dev, '\0', sizeof(dev));
 	strcpy(dev.name, "tegra-kbc");
-	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	dev.getc = kbd_getc;
 	dev.tstc = kbd_tstc;
 	dev.start = init_tegra_keyboard;
diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
index bf972dc39b9214b6ba3003a03bbc6a3e0b19ed82..350004757715011de9de0bb5b9176e36059dea1a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int drv_nc_init(void)
 	memset(&dev, 0, sizeof(dev));
 
 	strcpy(dev.name, "nc");
-	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_INPUT;
 	dev.start = nc_stdio_start;
 	dev.putc = nc_stdio_putc;
 	dev.puts = nc_stdio_puts;
diff --git a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
index aa7ca8646db1a0527122974373d4ac58fc4cddf2..556a55f65c1b414d78ab3839a9c20fc9ae43ed63 100644
--- a/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
+++ b/drivers/video/cfb_console.c
@@ -2280,8 +2280,7 @@ int drv_video_init(void)
 	/* Init vga device */
 	memset(&console_dev, 0, sizeof(console_dev));
 	strcpy(console_dev.name, "vga");
-	console_dev.ext = DEV_EXT_VIDEO;	/* Video extensions */
-	console_dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT | DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM;
+	console_dev.flags = DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT;
 	console_dev.putc = video_putc;	/* 'putc' function */
 	console_dev.puts = video_puts;	/* 'puts' function */
 
diff --git a/include/stdio_dev.h b/include/stdio_dev.h
index 95d6246f59ee7be3d6a9ea2eca1066f7adcba5d0..13f76be7c2b6fac3a9626a8089dd71ebf2349c3f 100644
--- a/include/stdio_dev.h
+++ b/include/stdio_dev.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
 
 #define DEV_FLAGS_INPUT	 0x00000001	/* Device can be used as input	console */
 #define DEV_FLAGS_OUTPUT 0x00000002	/* Device can be used as output console */
-#define DEV_FLAGS_SYSTEM 0x80000000	/* Device is a system device		*/
-#define DEV_EXT_VIDEO	 0x00000001	/* Video extensions supported		*/
 
 /* Device information */
 struct stdio_dev {