diff --git a/hw/pc.c b/hw/pc.c
index 25bfa8502..301567185 100644
--- a/hw/pc.c
+++ b/hw/pc.c
@@ -1103,15 +1103,6 @@ void pc_vga_init(PCIBus *pci_bus)
             isa_vga_init();
         }
     }
-
-    /*
-     * sga does not suppress normal vga output. So a machine can have both a
-     * vga card and sga manually enabled. Output will be seen on both.
-     * For nographic case, sga is enabled at all times
-     */
-    if (display_type == DT_NOGRAPHIC) {
-        isa_create_simple("sga");
-    }
 }
 
 static void cpu_request_exit(void *opaque, int irq, int level)