diff --git a/alpine/inittab.armhf b/alpine/inittab.armhf
index d641de0ab..33ae471da 100644
--- a/alpine/inittab.armhf
+++ b/alpine/inittab.armhf
@@ -4,11 +4,9 @@
 ::sysinit:/sbin/openrc boot
 ::wait:/sbin/openrc default
 
-# Put a getty on the serial port
-ttyAMA0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyAMA0 115200 vt100
-
 # Stuff to do for the 3-finger salute
 ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
 
 # Stuff to do before rebooting
 ::shutdown:/sbin/rc shutdown
+
diff --git a/alpine/inittab.x86_64 b/alpine/inittab.x86_64
index ba4999ea5..33ae471da 100644
--- a/alpine/inittab.x86_64
+++ b/alpine/inittab.x86_64
@@ -4,14 +4,9 @@
 ::sysinit:/sbin/openrc boot
 ::wait:/sbin/openrc default
 
-# Put a getty on the serial port
-ttyS0::respawn:/sbin/getty -L ttyS0 115200 vt100
-
-# Put a getty on the console
-tty1::respawn:/sbin/getty 115200 tty1 linux
-
 # Stuff to do for the 3-finger salute
 ::ctrlaltdel:/sbin/reboot
 
 # Stuff to do before rebooting
 ::shutdown:/sbin/rc shutdown
+