diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
index 9f1573b0e453..f7a035fa9a97 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt.c
@@ -4140,16 +4140,8 @@ static int con_font_get(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font_op *op)
 
 	if (op->data && font.charcount > op->charcount)
 		rc = -ENOSPC;
-	if (!(op->flags & KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD)) {
-		if (font.width > op->width || font.height > op->height) 
-			rc = -ENOSPC;
-	} else {
-		if (font.width != 8)
-			rc = -EIO;
-		else if ((op->height && font.height > op->height) ||
-			 font.height > 32)
-			rc = -ENOSPC;
-	}
+	if (font.width > op->width || font.height > op->height)
+		rc = -ENOSPC;
 	if (rc)
 		goto out;
 
@@ -4177,27 +4169,7 @@ static int con_font_set(struct vc_data *vc, struct console_font_op *op)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (op->charcount > 512)
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (!op->height) {		/* Need to guess font height [compat] */
-		int h, i;
-		u8 __user *charmap = op->data;
-		u8 tmp;
-		
-		/* If from KDFONTOP ioctl, don't allow things which can be done in userland,
-		   so that we can get rid of this soon */
-		if (!(op->flags & KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD))
-			return -EINVAL;
-		for (h = 32; h > 0; h--)
-			for (i = 0; i < op->charcount; i++) {
-				if (get_user(tmp, &charmap[32*i+h-1]))
-					return -EFAULT;
-				if (tmp)
-					goto nonzero;
-			}
-		return -EINVAL;
-	nonzero:
-		op->height = h;
-	}
-	if (op->width <= 0 || op->width > 32 || op->height > 32)
+	if (op->width <= 0 || op->width > 32 || !op->height || op->height > 32)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	size = (op->width+7)/8 * 32 * op->charcount;
 	if (size > max_font_size)
diff --git a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
index e785a8a7f1c2..1306893d9fd9 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/vt/vt_ioctl.c
@@ -240,48 +240,6 @@ int vt_waitactive(int n)
 #define GPLAST 0x3df
 #define GPNUM (GPLAST - GPFIRST + 1)
 
-
-
-static inline int 
-do_fontx_ioctl(struct vc_data *vc, int cmd, struct consolefontdesc __user *user_cfd, int perm, struct console_font_op *op)
-{
-	struct consolefontdesc cfdarg;
-	int i;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&cfdarg, user_cfd, sizeof(struct consolefontdesc))) 
-		return -EFAULT;
- 	
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case PIO_FONTX:
-		if (!perm)
-			return -EPERM;
-		op->op = KD_FONT_OP_SET;
-		op->flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
-		op->width = 8;
-		op->height = cfdarg.charheight;
-		op->charcount = cfdarg.charcount;
-		op->data = cfdarg.chardata;
-		return con_font_op(vc, op);
-
-	case GIO_FONTX:
-		op->op = KD_FONT_OP_GET;
-		op->flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
-		op->width = 8;
-		op->height = cfdarg.charheight;
-		op->charcount = cfdarg.charcount;
-		op->data = cfdarg.chardata;
-		i = con_font_op(vc, op);
-		if (i)
-			return i;
-		cfdarg.charheight = op->height;
-		cfdarg.charcount = op->charcount;
-		if (copy_to_user(user_cfd, &cfdarg, sizeof(struct consolefontdesc)))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 static inline int 
 do_unimap_ioctl(int cmd, struct unimapdesc __user *user_ud, int perm, struct vc_data *vc)
 {
@@ -922,30 +880,6 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 		break;
 	}
 
-	case PIO_FONT: {
-		if (!perm)
-			return -EPERM;
-		op.op = KD_FONT_OP_SET;
-		op.flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD | KD_FONT_FLAG_DONT_RECALC;	/* Compatibility */
-		op.width = 8;
-		op.height = 0;
-		op.charcount = 256;
-		op.data = up;
-		ret = con_font_op(vc, &op);
-		break;
-	}
-
-	case GIO_FONT: {
-		op.op = KD_FONT_OP_GET;
-		op.flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
-		op.width = 8;
-		op.height = 32;
-		op.charcount = 256;
-		op.data = up;
-		ret = con_font_op(vc, &op);
-		break;
-	}
-
 	case PIO_CMAP:
                 if (!perm)
 			ret = -EPERM;
@@ -957,36 +891,6 @@ int vt_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
                 ret = con_get_cmap(up);
 		break;
 
-	case PIO_FONTX:
-	case GIO_FONTX:
-		ret = do_fontx_ioctl(vc, cmd, up, perm, &op);
-		break;
-
-	case PIO_FONTRESET:
-	{
-		if (!perm)
-			return -EPERM;
-
-#ifdef BROKEN_GRAPHICS_PROGRAMS
-		/* With BROKEN_GRAPHICS_PROGRAMS defined, the default
-		   font is not saved. */
-		ret = -ENOSYS;
-		break;
-#else
-		{
-		op.op = KD_FONT_OP_SET_DEFAULT;
-		op.data = NULL;
-		ret = con_font_op(vc, &op);
-		if (ret)
-			break;
-		console_lock();
-		con_set_default_unimap(vc);
-		console_unlock();
-		break;
-		}
-#endif
-	}
-
 	case KDFONTOP: {
 		if (copy_from_user(&op, up, sizeof(op))) {
 			ret = -EFAULT;
@@ -1100,54 +1004,6 @@ void vc_SAK(struct work_struct *work)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
 
-struct compat_consolefontdesc {
-	unsigned short charcount;       /* characters in font (256 or 512) */
-	unsigned short charheight;      /* scan lines per character (1-32) */
-	compat_caddr_t chardata;	/* font data in expanded form */
-};
-
-static inline int
-compat_fontx_ioctl(struct vc_data *vc, int cmd,
-		   struct compat_consolefontdesc __user *user_cfd,
-		   int perm, struct console_font_op *op)
-{
-	struct compat_consolefontdesc cfdarg;
-	int i;
-
-	if (copy_from_user(&cfdarg, user_cfd, sizeof(struct compat_consolefontdesc)))
-		return -EFAULT;
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case PIO_FONTX:
-		if (!perm)
-			return -EPERM;
-		op->op = KD_FONT_OP_SET;
-		op->flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
-		op->width = 8;
-		op->height = cfdarg.charheight;
-		op->charcount = cfdarg.charcount;
-		op->data = compat_ptr(cfdarg.chardata);
-		return con_font_op(vc, op);
-
-	case GIO_FONTX:
-		op->op = KD_FONT_OP_GET;
-		op->flags = KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD;
-		op->width = 8;
-		op->height = cfdarg.charheight;
-		op->charcount = cfdarg.charcount;
-		op->data = compat_ptr(cfdarg.chardata);
-		i = con_font_op(vc, op);
-		if (i)
-			return i;
-		cfdarg.charheight = op->height;
-		cfdarg.charcount = op->charcount;
-		if (copy_to_user(user_cfd, &cfdarg, sizeof(struct compat_consolefontdesc)))
-			return -EFAULT;
-		return 0;
-	}
-	return -EINVAL;
-}
-
 struct compat_console_font_op {
 	compat_uint_t op;        /* operation code KD_FONT_OP_* */
 	compat_uint_t flags;     /* KD_FONT_FLAG_* */
@@ -1229,11 +1085,6 @@ long vt_compat_ioctl(struct tty_struct *tty,
 	/*
 	 * these need special handlers for incompatible data structures
 	 */
-	case PIO_FONTX:
-	case GIO_FONTX:
-		ret = compat_fontx_ioctl(vc, cmd, up, perm, &op);
-		break;
-
 	case KDFONTOP:
 		ret = compat_kdfontop_ioctl(up, perm, &op, vc);
 		break;
diff --git a/include/linux/kd.h b/include/linux/kd.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 25bd17fad239..000000000000
--- a/include/linux/kd.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef _LINUX_KD_H
-#define _LINUX_KD_H
-
-#include <uapi/linux/kd.h>
-
-#define KD_FONT_FLAG_OLD		0x80000000	/* Invoked via old interface [compat] */
-#endif /* _LINUX_KD_H */