diff --git a/common/console.c b/common/console.c
index 762d5f291c2284b3b0860ed4249fc332ecdd30e4..c6156f33bbbe7625d1ee55567a8c7c8c4c00e5ce 100644
--- a/common/console.c
+++ b/common/console.c
@@ -465,13 +465,6 @@ static inline void print_pre_console_buffer(int flushpoint) {}
 
 void putc(const char c)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
-	/* sandbox can send characters to stdout before it has a console */
-	if (!gd || !(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY)) {
-		os_putc(c);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART
 	/* if we don't have a console yet, use the debug UART */
 	if (!gd || !(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY)) {
@@ -508,12 +501,6 @@ void putc(const char c)
 
 void puts(const char *s)
 {
-#ifdef CONFIG_SANDBOX
-	if (!gd || !(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY)) {
-		os_puts(s);
-		return;
-	}
-#endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_UART
 	if (!gd || !(gd->flags & GD_FLG_SERIAL_READY)) {
 		while (*s) {