diff --git a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
index be05a535c5c..93ab29d6f1d 100644
--- a/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
+++ b/dlls/kernelbase/console.c
@@ -246,15 +246,12 @@ BOOL WINAPI DECLSPEC_HOTPATCH AttachConsole( DWORD pid )
     SERVER_START_REQ( attach_console )
     {
         req->pid = pid;
-        if ((ret = !wine_server_call_err( req )))
-        {
-            SetStdHandle( STD_INPUT_HANDLE,  wine_server_ptr_handle( reply->std_in ));
-            SetStdHandle( STD_OUTPUT_HANDLE, wine_server_ptr_handle( reply->std_out ));
-            SetStdHandle( STD_ERROR_HANDLE,  wine_server_ptr_handle( reply->std_err ));
-        }
+        ret = !wine_server_call_err( req );
     }
     SERVER_END_REQ;
 
+    if (ret && !(ret = init_console_std_handles())) FreeConsole();
+
     RtlLeaveCriticalSection( &console_section );
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/include/wine/server_protocol.h b/include/wine/server_protocol.h
index 7753d24877a..587b2391ce9 100644
--- a/include/wine/server_protocol.h
+++ b/include/wine/server_protocol.h
@@ -1858,10 +1858,6 @@ struct attach_console_request
 struct attach_console_reply
 {
     struct reply_header __header;
-    obj_handle_t std_in;
-    obj_handle_t std_out;
-    obj_handle_t std_err;
-    char __pad_20[4];
 };
 
 
@@ -6355,7 +6351,7 @@ union generic_reply
 
 /* ### protocol_version begin ### */
 
-#define SERVER_PROTOCOL_VERSION 633
+#define SERVER_PROTOCOL_VERSION 634
 
 /* ### protocol_version end ### */
 
diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 0060f7cb65d..53910b3f46e 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -2108,15 +2108,6 @@ DECL_HANDLER(attach_console)
 
     if (process->console && process->console->active)
     {
-        reply->std_in = alloc_handle( current->process, process->console, GENERIC_READ, 0 );
-        if (!reply->std_in) goto error;
-
-        reply->std_out = alloc_handle( current->process, process->console->active, GENERIC_WRITE, 0 );
-        if (!reply->std_out) goto error;
-
-        reply->std_err = alloc_handle( current->process, process->console->active, GENERIC_WRITE, 0 );
-        if (!reply->std_err) goto error;
-
         current->process->console = (struct console_input *)grab_object( process->console );
         current->process->console->num_proc++;
     }
@@ -2127,11 +2118,6 @@ DECL_HANDLER(attach_console)
 
     release_object( process );
     return;
-
-error:
-    if (reply->std_in) close_handle( current->process, reply->std_in );
-    if (reply->std_out) close_handle( current->process, reply->std_out );
-    release_object( process );
 }
 
 /* set info about a console input */
diff --git a/server/protocol.def b/server/protocol.def
index c2773307a49..1bbc8c5008f 100644
--- a/server/protocol.def
+++ b/server/protocol.def
@@ -1475,10 +1475,6 @@ enum server_fd_type
 /* Attach to a other process's console */
 @REQ(attach_console)
     process_id_t pid;           /* pid of attached console process */
-@REPLY
-    obj_handle_t std_in;        /* attached stdin */
-    obj_handle_t std_out;       /* attached stdout */
-    obj_handle_t std_err;       /* attached stderr */
 @END
 
 
diff --git a/server/request.h b/server/request.h
index 190581332b0..cd0799f2c1e 100644
--- a/server/request.h
+++ b/server/request.h
@@ -1112,10 +1112,6 @@ C_ASSERT( sizeof(struct alloc_console_reply) == 16 );
 C_ASSERT( sizeof(struct free_console_request) == 16 );
 C_ASSERT( FIELD_OFFSET(struct attach_console_request, pid) == 12 );
 C_ASSERT( sizeof(struct attach_console_request) == 16 );
-C_ASSERT( FIELD_OFFSET(struct attach_console_reply, std_in) == 8 );
-C_ASSERT( FIELD_OFFSET(struct attach_console_reply, std_out) == 12 );
-C_ASSERT( FIELD_OFFSET(struct attach_console_reply, std_err) == 16 );
-C_ASSERT( sizeof(struct attach_console_reply) == 24 );
 C_ASSERT( FIELD_OFFSET(struct get_console_wait_event_request, handle) == 12 );
 C_ASSERT( sizeof(struct get_console_wait_event_request) == 16 );
 C_ASSERT( FIELD_OFFSET(struct get_console_wait_event_reply, event) == 8 );
diff --git a/server/trace.c b/server/trace.c
index 15a769fb59b..51bd490fe2e 100644
--- a/server/trace.c
+++ b/server/trace.c
@@ -2046,13 +2046,6 @@ static void dump_attach_console_request( const struct attach_console_request *re
     fprintf( stderr, " pid=%04x", req->pid );
 }
 
-static void dump_attach_console_reply( const struct attach_console_reply *req )
-{
-    fprintf( stderr, " std_in=%04x", req->std_in );
-    fprintf( stderr, ", std_out=%04x", req->std_out );
-    fprintf( stderr, ", std_err=%04x", req->std_err );
-}
-
 static void dump_get_console_wait_event_request( const struct get_console_wait_event_request *req )
 {
     fprintf( stderr, " handle=%04x", req->handle );
@@ -4793,7 +4786,7 @@ static const dump_func reply_dumpers[REQ_NB_REQUESTS] = {
     NULL,
     (dump_func)dump_alloc_console_reply,
     NULL,
-    (dump_func)dump_attach_console_reply,
+    NULL,
     (dump_func)dump_get_console_wait_event_reply,
     NULL,
     (dump_func)dump_get_console_input_info_reply,