diff --git a/include/wine/server_protocol.h b/include/wine/server_protocol.h
index 24bebb8f106..1acaded199c 100644
--- a/include/wine/server_protocol.h
+++ b/include/wine/server_protocol.h
@@ -1902,7 +1902,6 @@ struct open_console_request
 {
     struct request_header __header;
     obj_handle_t from;
-
     unsigned int access;
     unsigned int attributes;
     int          share;
diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 57592e6ab05..729cfa40612 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -1664,19 +1664,8 @@ DECL_HANDLER(open_console)
 {
     struct object      *obj = NULL;
 
-    reply->handle = 0;
-    if (!req->from)
-    {
-        if (current->process->console)
-            obj = grab_object( (struct object*)current->process->console );
-    }
-    else if (req->from == (obj_handle_t)1)
-    {
-        if (current->process->console && current->process->console->active)
-            obj = grab_object( (struct object*)current->process->console->active );
-    }
-    else if ((obj = get_handle_obj( current->process, req->from,
-                                    FILE_READ_PROPERTIES|FILE_WRITE_PROPERTIES, &console_input_ops )))
+    if ((obj = get_handle_obj( current->process, req->from,
+                               FILE_READ_PROPERTIES|FILE_WRITE_PROPERTIES, &console_input_ops )))
     {
         struct console_input *console = (struct console_input *)obj;
         obj = (console->active) ? grab_object( console->active ) : NULL;
diff --git a/server/protocol.def b/server/protocol.def
index c3442c06e9b..d412889518a 100644
--- a/server/protocol.def
+++ b/server/protocol.def
@@ -1523,8 +1523,7 @@ struct console_renderer_event
 
 /* Open a handle to the process console */
 @REQ(open_console)
-    obj_handle_t from;          /* 0 (resp 1) input (resp output) of current process console */
-                                /* otherwise console_in handle to get active screen buffer? */
+    obj_handle_t from;          /* console_in handle to get active screen buffer */
     unsigned int access;        /* wanted access rights */
     unsigned int attributes;    /* object attributes */
     int          share;         /* share mask (only for output handles) */