diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/hvconsole.h b/include/asm-powerpc/hvconsole.h
index 34daf7b..35ea69e 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/hvconsole.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/hvconsole.h
@@ -24,28 +24,18 @@
 #ifdef __KERNEL__
 
 /*
- * This is the max number of console adapters that can/will be found as
- * console devices on first stage console init.  Any number beyond this range
- * can't be used as a console device but is still a valid tty device.
+ * PSeries firmware will only send/recv up to 16 bytes of character data per
+ * hcall.
  */
-#define MAX_NR_HVC_CONSOLES	16
+#define MAX_VIO_PUT_CHARS	16
+#define SIZE_VIO_GET_CHARS	16
 
-/* implemented by a low level driver */
-struct hv_ops {
-	int (*get_chars)(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count);
-	int (*put_chars)(uint32_t vtermno, const char *buf, int count);
-};
+/*
+ * Vio firmware always attempts to fetch MAX_VIO_GET_CHARS chars.  The 'count'
+ * parm is included to conform to put_chars() function pointer template
+ */
 extern int hvc_get_chars(uint32_t vtermno, char *buf, int count);
 extern int hvc_put_chars(uint32_t vtermno, const char *buf, int count);
 
-struct hvc_struct;
-
-/* Register a vterm and a slot index for use as a console (console_init) */
-extern int hvc_instantiate(uint32_t vtermno, int index, struct hv_ops *ops);
-/* register a vterm for hvc tty operation (module_init or hotplug add) */
-extern struct hvc_struct * __devinit hvc_alloc(uint32_t vtermno, int irq,
-						 struct hv_ops *ops);
-/* remove a vterm from hvc tty operation (modele_exit or hotplug remove) */
-extern int __devexit hvc_remove(struct hvc_struct *hp);
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* _PPC64_HVCONSOLE_H */