diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/factory_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/factory_test.go
index f980bc5a56..3ab861420b 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/factory_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/factory_test.go
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func TestFactoryCLIFunctionInit(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir := t.TempDir()
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("", 0)
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func TestFactoryCLIFunctionDestroy(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir := t.TempDir()
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("", 0)
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func TestFactoryCLIFunctionStatus(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir := t.TempDir()
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	set := flag.NewFlagSet("", 0)
diff --git a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go
index 95c7dc59d5..f8f98c3c47 100644
--- a/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/cmd/kata-runtime/main_test.go
@@ -33,8 +33,6 @@ const (
 	testDirMode     = os.FileMode(0750)
 	testFileMode    = os.FileMode(0640)
 	testExeFileMode = os.FileMode(0750)
-
-	testConsole = "/dev/pts/999"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -151,7 +149,7 @@ func newTestHypervisorConfig(dir string, create bool) (vc.HypervisorConfig, erro
 }
 
 // newTestRuntimeConfig creates a new RuntimeConfig
-func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
+func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
 	if dir == "" {
 		return oci.RuntimeConfig{}, errors.New("BUG: need directory")
 	}
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@ func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConf
 	return oci.RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType:   vc.QemuHypervisor,
 		HypervisorConfig: hypervisorConfig,
-		Console:          consolePath,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
index eba829e2dd..6b14a94c7a 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create.go
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, s *service, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (*con
 		// ctx will be canceled after this rpc service call, but the sandbox will live
 		// across multiple rpc service calls.
 		//
-		sandbox, _, err := katautils.CreateSandbox(s.ctx, vci, *ociSpec, *s.config, rootFs, r.ID, bundlePath, "", disableOutput, false)
+		sandbox, _, err := katautils.CreateSandbox(s.ctx, vci, *ociSpec, *s.config, rootFs, r.ID, bundlePath, disableOutput, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ func create(ctx context.Context, s *service, r *taskAPI.CreateTaskRequest) (*con
 			}
 		}()
 
-		_, err = katautils.CreateContainer(ctx, s.sandbox, *ociSpec, rootFs, r.ID, bundlePath, "", disableOutput, runtimeConfig.DisableGuestEmptyDir)
+		_, err = katautils.CreateContainer(ctx, s.sandbox, *ociSpec, rootFs, r.ID, bundlePath, disableOutput, runtimeConfig.DisableGuestEmptyDir)
 		if err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go
index 994de7c436..121d5ea4db 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/create_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerSuccess(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, ociConfigFile := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go
index 35b489920b..32195bcce0 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/containerd-shim-v2/utils_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ const (
 
 	testSandboxID   = "777-77-77777777"
 	testContainerID = "42"
-	testConsole     = "/dev/pts/888"
 
 	testContainerTypeAnnotation = "io.kubernetes.cri.container-type"
 	testSandboxIDAnnotation     = "io.kubernetes.cri.sandbox-id"
@@ -91,7 +90,7 @@ func newTestHypervisorConfig(dir string, create bool) (vc.HypervisorConfig, erro
 }
 
 // newTestRuntimeConfig creates a new RuntimeConfig
-func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
+func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
 	if dir == "" {
 		return oci.RuntimeConfig{}, errors.New("BUG: need directory")
 	}
@@ -104,7 +103,6 @@ func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConf
 	return oci.RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType:   vc.QemuHypervisor,
 		HypervisorConfig: hypervisorConfig,
-		Console:          consolePath,
 	}, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go
index e456d37276..ffcaa07154 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create.go
@@ -111,12 +111,12 @@ func SetEphemeralStorageType(ociSpec specs.Spec, disableGuestEmptyDir bool) spec
 
 // CreateSandbox create a sandbox container
 func CreateSandbox(ctx context.Context, vci vc.VC, ociSpec specs.Spec, runtimeConfig oci.RuntimeConfig, rootFs vc.RootFs,
-	containerID, bundlePath, console string, disableOutput, systemdCgroup bool) (_ vc.VCSandbox, _ vc.Process, err error) {
+	containerID, bundlePath string, disableOutput, systemdCgroup bool) (_ vc.VCSandbox, _ vc.Process, err error) {
 	span, ctx := katatrace.Trace(ctx, nil, "CreateSandbox", createTracingTags)
 	katatrace.AddTags(span, "container_id", containerID)
 	defer span.End()
 
-	sandboxConfig, err := oci.SandboxConfig(ociSpec, runtimeConfig, bundlePath, containerID, console, disableOutput, systemdCgroup)
+	sandboxConfig, err := oci.SandboxConfig(ociSpec, runtimeConfig, bundlePath, containerID, disableOutput, systemdCgroup)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, vc.Process{}, err
 	}
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ func checkForFIPS(sandboxConfig *vc.SandboxConfig) error {
 }
 
 // CreateContainer create a container
-func CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, sandbox vc.VCSandbox, ociSpec specs.Spec, rootFs vc.RootFs, containerID, bundlePath, console string, disableOutput bool, disableGuestEmptyDir bool) (vc.Process, error) {
+func CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, sandbox vc.VCSandbox, ociSpec specs.Spec, rootFs vc.RootFs, containerID, bundlePath string, disableOutput bool, disableGuestEmptyDir bool) (vc.Process, error) {
 	var c vc.VCContainer
 
 	span, ctx := katatrace.Trace(ctx, nil, "CreateContainer", createTracingTags)
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ func CreateContainer(ctx context.Context, sandbox vc.VCSandbox, ociSpec specs.Sp
 
 	ociSpec = SetEphemeralStorageType(ociSpec, disableGuestEmptyDir)
 
-	contConfig, err := oci.ContainerConfig(ociSpec, bundlePath, containerID, console, disableOutput)
+	contConfig, err := oci.ContainerConfig(ociSpec, bundlePath, containerID, disableOutput)
 	if err != nil {
 		return vc.Process{}, err
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go
index 15b4561137..b1e4cf2a90 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/katautils/create_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	testConsole                 = "/dev/pts/999"
 	testContainerTypeAnnotation = "io.kubernetes.cri-o.ContainerType"
 	testSandboxIDAnnotation     = "io.kubernetes.cri-o.SandboxID"
 	testContainerTypeContainer  = "container"
@@ -50,7 +49,7 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // newTestRuntimeConfig creates a new RuntimeConfig
-func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
+func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConfig, error) {
 	if dir == "" {
 		return oci.RuntimeConfig{}, errors.New("BUG: need directory")
 	}
@@ -63,7 +62,6 @@ func newTestRuntimeConfig(dir, consolePath string, create bool) (oci.RuntimeConf
 	return oci.RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType:   vc.QemuHypervisor,
 		HypervisorConfig: hypervisorConfig,
-		Console:          consolePath,
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -213,7 +211,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -233,7 +231,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
 
-	_, _, err = CreateSandbox(context.Background(), testingImpl, spec, runtimeConfig, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, testConsole, true, true)
+	_, _, err = CreateSandbox(context.Background(), testingImpl, spec, runtimeConfig, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, true, true)
 	assert.Error(err)
 }
 
@@ -246,7 +244,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -254,7 +252,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxFail(t *testing.T) {
 
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
 
-	_, _, err = CreateSandbox(context.Background(), testingImpl, spec, runtimeConfig, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, testConsole, true, true)
+	_, _, err = CreateSandbox(context.Background(), testingImpl, spec, runtimeConfig, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, true, true)
 	assert.Error(err)
 	assert.True(vcmock.IsMockError(err))
 }
@@ -268,7 +266,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	tmpdir, bundlePath, _ := ktu.SetupOCIConfigFile(t)
 
-	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, testConsole, true)
+	runtimeConfig, err := newTestRuntimeConfig(tmpdir, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	spec, err := compatoci.ParseConfigJSON(bundlePath)
@@ -290,7 +288,7 @@ func TestCreateSandboxAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 		testingImpl.CreateSandboxFunc = nil
 	}()
 
-	sandbox, _, err := CreateSandbox(context.Background(), testingImpl, spec, runtimeConfig, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, testConsole, true, true)
+	sandbox, _, err := CreateSandbox(context.Background(), testingImpl, spec, runtimeConfig, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, true, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	netNsPath, err := sandbox.Annotations("nerdctl/network-namespace")
@@ -356,7 +354,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerContainerConfigFail(t *testing.T) {
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
 
 	for _, disableOutput := range []bool{true, false} {
-		_, err = CreateContainer(context.Background(), mockSandbox, spec, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, testConsole, disableOutput, false)
+		_, err = CreateContainer(context.Background(), mockSandbox, spec, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, disableOutput, false)
 		assert.Error(err)
 		assert.False(vcmock.IsMockError(err))
 		assert.True(strings.Contains(err.Error(), containerType))
@@ -383,7 +381,7 @@ func TestCreateContainerFail(t *testing.T) {
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
 
 	for _, disableOutput := range []bool{true, false} {
-		_, err = CreateContainer(context.Background(), mockSandbox, spec, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, testConsole, disableOutput, false)
+		_, err = CreateContainer(context.Background(), mockSandbox, spec, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, disableOutput, false)
 		assert.Error(err)
 		assert.True(vcmock.IsMockError(err))
 	}
@@ -417,7 +415,7 @@ func TestCreateContainer(t *testing.T) {
 	rootFs := vc.RootFs{Mounted: true}
 
 	for _, disableOutput := range []bool{true, false} {
-		_, err = CreateContainer(context.Background(), mockSandbox, spec, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, testConsole, disableOutput, false)
+		_, err = CreateContainer(context.Background(), mockSandbox, spec, rootFs, testContainerID, bundlePath, disableOutput, false)
 		assert.NoError(err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils.go b/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils.go
index 71423cf0cc..5fb8ea1d5d 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils.go
@@ -105,7 +105,6 @@ type RuntimeConfig struct {
 	//Experimental features enabled
 	Experimental []exp.Feature
 
-	Console        string
 	JaegerEndpoint string
 	JaegerUser     string
 	JaegerPassword string
@@ -861,8 +860,8 @@ func addAgentConfigOverrides(ocispec specs.Spec, config *vc.SandboxConfig) error
 
 // SandboxConfig converts an OCI compatible runtime configuration file
 // to a virtcontainers sandbox configuration structure.
-func SandboxConfig(ocispec specs.Spec, runtime RuntimeConfig, bundlePath, cid, console string, detach, systemdCgroup bool) (vc.SandboxConfig, error) {
-	containerConfig, err := ContainerConfig(ocispec, bundlePath, cid, console, detach)
+func SandboxConfig(ocispec specs.Spec, runtime RuntimeConfig, bundlePath, cid string, detach, systemdCgroup bool) (vc.SandboxConfig, error) {
+	containerConfig, err := ContainerConfig(ocispec, bundlePath, cid, detach)
 	if err != nil {
 		return vc.SandboxConfig{}, err
 	}
@@ -947,7 +946,7 @@ func SandboxConfig(ocispec specs.Spec, runtime RuntimeConfig, bundlePath, cid, c
 
 // ContainerConfig converts an OCI compatible runtime configuration
 // file to a virtcontainers container configuration structure.
-func ContainerConfig(ocispec specs.Spec, bundlePath, cid, console string, detach bool) (vc.ContainerConfig, error) {
+func ContainerConfig(ocispec specs.Spec, bundlePath, cid string, detach bool) (vc.ContainerConfig, error) {
 	rootfs := vc.RootFs{Target: ocispec.Root.Path, Mounted: true}
 	if !filepath.IsAbs(rootfs.Target) {
 		rootfs.Target = filepath.Join(bundlePath, ocispec.Root.Path)
@@ -962,7 +961,6 @@ func ContainerConfig(ocispec specs.Spec, bundlePath, cid, console string, detach
 		User:            strconv.FormatUint(uint64(ocispec.Process.User.UID), 10),
 		PrimaryGroup:    strconv.FormatUint(uint64(ocispec.Process.User.GID), 10),
 		Interactive:     ocispec.Process.Terminal,
-		Console:         console,
 		Detach:          detach,
 		NoNewPrivileges: ocispec.Process.NoNewPrivileges,
 	}
diff --git a/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils_test.go b/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
index 2ddd42d111..6fe136b5d4 100644
--- a/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
+++ b/src/runtime/pkg/oci/utils_test.go
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ const (
 var (
 	tempRoot       = ""
 	tempBundlePath = ""
-	consolePath    = ""
 )
 
 func createConfig(fileName string, fileData string) (string, error) {
@@ -72,7 +71,6 @@ func TestMinimalSandboxConfig(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 
 	capList := []string{"CAP_AUDIT_WRITE", "CAP_KILL", "CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE"}
@@ -94,7 +92,6 @@ func TestMinimalSandboxConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		PrimaryGroup:        "0",
 		SupplementaryGroups: []string{"10", "29"},
 		Interactive:         true,
-		Console:             consolePath,
 		NoNewPrivileges:     true,
 		Capabilities: &specs.LinuxCapabilities{
 			Bounding:    capList,
@@ -181,7 +178,7 @@ func TestMinimalSandboxConfig(t *testing.T) {
 		SystemdCgroup: true,
 	}
 
-	sandboxConfig, err := SandboxConfig(spec, runtimeConfig, tempBundlePath, containerID, consolePath, false, true)
+	sandboxConfig, err := SandboxConfig(spec, runtimeConfig, tempBundlePath, containerID, false, true)
 	assert.NoError(err)
 
 	assert.Exactly(sandboxConfig, expectedSandboxConfig)
@@ -452,7 +449,6 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 	}
 
 	tempBundlePath = filepath.Join(tempRoot, "ocibundle")
-	consolePath = filepath.Join(tempRoot, "console")
 
 	/* Create temp bundle directory if necessary */
 	err = os.MkdirAll(tempBundlePath, dirMode)
@@ -513,7 +509,6 @@ func TestAddAssetAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 
 	// Try annotations without enabling them first
@@ -567,7 +562,6 @@ func TestAddAgentAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.KernelModules] = strings.Join(expectedAgentConfig.KernelModules, KernelModulesSeparator)
@@ -594,7 +588,6 @@ func TestContainerPipeSizeAnnotation(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.AgentContainerPipeSize] = "foo"
@@ -629,7 +622,6 @@ func TestAddHypervisorAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 	runtimeConfig.HypervisorConfig.EnableAnnotations = []string{".*"}
 	runtimeConfig.HypervisorConfig.FileBackedMemRootList = []string{"/dev/shm*"}
@@ -743,7 +735,6 @@ func TestAddProtectedHypervisorAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.KernelParams] = "vsyscall=emulate iommu=on"
 	err := addAnnotations(ocispec, &config, runtimeConfig)
@@ -809,7 +800,6 @@ func TestAddRuntimeAnnotations(t *testing.T) {
 
 	runtimeConfig := RuntimeConfig{
 		HypervisorType: vc.QemuHypervisor,
-		Console:        consolePath,
 	}
 
 	ocispec.Annotations[vcAnnotations.DisableGuestSeccomp] = "true"
diff --git a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types/sandbox.go b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types/sandbox.go
index f4fc3e503f..5149b04232 100644
--- a/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types/sandbox.go
+++ b/src/runtime/virtcontainers/types/sandbox.go
@@ -314,7 +314,6 @@ type Cmd struct {
 	User         string
 	PrimaryGroup string
 	WorkDir      string
-	Console      string
 
 	Args                []string
 	Envs                []EnvVar