diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 762575ba8..d2dcfbe26 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -146,10 +146,6 @@ AC_ARG_ENABLE(keyboard-no-rc,
          [  --enable-keyboard-no-rc             enable keyboard control, disable rc control],
          [AC_DEFINE(KEYBOARD_INSTEAD_OF_REMOTE_CONTROL,1,[enable keyboard control, disable rc control])])
 
-AC_ARG_ENABLE(restore-prev-mode,
-         [  --enable-restore-prev-mode          enable return from graphics mode],
-         [AC_DEFINE(RETURN_FROM_GRAPHICS_MODE,1,[enable return from graphics mode])])
-
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(mdev,
 	[  --enable-mdev disable broken neutrino mount hack, use with mdev],
 	[AC_DEFINE(ASSUME_MDEV,1,[disable broken neutrino mount hack, use with mdev])])
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp b/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
index aba573365..7911f22df 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -409,11 +409,6 @@ CFrameBuffer::~CFrameBuffer()
 	}
 
 #if 0
-#ifdef RETURN_FROM_GRAPHICS_MODE
-	if (-1 == ioctl(tty,KDSETMODE, kd_mode))
-		perror("ioctl KDSETMODE");
-#endif
-
 	if (-1 == ioctl(tty,VT_SETMODE, &vt_mode))
 		perror("ioctl VT_SETMODE");