diff --git a/src/common/console/c_console.cpp b/src/common/console/c_console.cpp
index 7668f73bb..44c8ffacf 100644
--- a/src/common/console/c_console.cpp
+++ b/src/common/console/c_console.cpp
@@ -563,9 +563,6 @@ void C_DrawConsole ()
 	static int oldbottom = 0;
 	int lines, left, offset;
 
-	if (!CurrentConsoleFont)
-		return;
-
 	int textScale = active_con_scale(twod);
 
 	left = LEFTMARGIN;
diff --git a/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp b/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp
index 47050bf05..82fa28f02 100644
--- a/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp
+++ b/src/common/startscreen/startscreen.cpp
@@ -49,9 +49,6 @@
 #include "v_draw.h"
 #include "g_input.h"
 #include "texturemanager.h"
-#include "c_console.h"
-
-CVAR(Bool, startscreen_console, false, CVAR_ARCHIVE | CVAR_GLOBALCONFIG);
 
 // Text mode color values
 enum{
@@ -673,30 +670,22 @@ void FStartScreen::Render(bool force)
 		float displayheight;
 		twod->Begin(screen->GetWidth(), screen->GetHeight());
 
-		if (startscreen_console)
+		// At this point the shader for untextured rendering has not been loaded yet, so we got to clear the screen by rendering a texture with black color.
+		DrawTexture(twod, StartupTexture, 0, 0, DTA_VirtualWidthF, StartupTexture->GetDisplayWidth(), DTA_VirtualHeightF, StartupTexture->GetDisplayHeight(), DTA_KeepRatio, true, DTA_Color, PalEntry(255,0,0,0), TAG_END);
+
+		if (HeaderTexture)
 		{
-			C_FullConsole();
-			C_DrawConsole();
+			displaywidth = HeaderTexture->GetDisplayWidth();
+			displayheight = HeaderTexture->GetDisplayHeight() + StartupTexture->GetDisplayHeight();
+			DrawTexture(twod, HeaderTexture, 0, 0, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
+			DrawTexture(twod, StartupTexture, 0, 32, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
+			if (NetMaxPos >= 0) DrawTexture(twod, NetTexture, 0, displayheight - 16, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			// At this point the shader for untextured rendering has not been loaded yet, so we got to clear the screen by rendering a texture with black color.
-			DrawTexture(twod, StartupTexture, 0, 0, DTA_VirtualWidthF, StartupTexture->GetDisplayWidth(), DTA_VirtualHeightF, StartupTexture->GetDisplayHeight(), DTA_KeepRatio, true, DTA_Color, PalEntry(255, 0, 0, 0), TAG_END);
-
-			if (HeaderTexture)
-			{
-				displaywidth = HeaderTexture->GetDisplayWidth();
-				displayheight = HeaderTexture->GetDisplayHeight() + StartupTexture->GetDisplayHeight();
-				DrawTexture(twod, HeaderTexture, 0, 0, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
-				DrawTexture(twod, StartupTexture, 0, 32, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
-				if (NetMaxPos >= 0) DrawTexture(twod, NetTexture, 0, displayheight - 16, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
-			}
-			else
-			{
-				displaywidth = StartupTexture->GetDisplayWidth();
-				displayheight = StartupTexture->GetDisplayHeight();
-				DrawTexture(twod, StartupTexture, 0, 0, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
-			}
+			displaywidth = StartupTexture->GetDisplayWidth();
+			displayheight = StartupTexture->GetDisplayHeight();
+			DrawTexture(twod, StartupTexture, 0, 0, DTA_VirtualWidthF, displaywidth, DTA_VirtualHeightF, displayheight, TAG_END);
 		}
 
 		twod->End();
diff --git a/src/d_main.cpp b/src/d_main.cpp
index a577b2866..df6770fe3 100644
--- a/src/d_main.cpp
+++ b/src/d_main.cpp
@@ -3307,11 +3307,7 @@ static int D_InitGame(const FIWADInfo* iwad_info, std::vector<std::string>& allw
 	}
 
 	TexMan.Init();
-
-	// Init fonts and console earlier as the start screen might display it
-	V_InitFonts();
-	C_InitConsole(SCREENWIDTH, SCREENHEIGHT, false);
-
+	
 	if (!batchrun) Printf ("V_Init: allocate screen.\n");
 	if (!restart)
 	{
@@ -3380,6 +3376,7 @@ static int D_InitGame(const FIWADInfo* iwad_info, std::vector<std::string>& allw
 
 	StartWindow->Progress(); 
 	if (StartScreen) StartScreen->Progress(1);
+	V_InitFonts();
 	InitDoomFonts();
 	V_LoadTranslations();
 	UpdateGenericUI(false);