diff --git a/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteen.c b/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteen.c
index 8fdc076c2bf0..c68a3c9e6e60 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteen.c
+++ b/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteen.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: cgfourteen.c,v 1.64 2010/06/10 13:21:13 macallan Exp $ */
+/*	$NetBSD: cgfourteen.c,v 1.65 2010/08/31 21:14:57 macallan Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1996
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ cgfourteenattach(device_t parent, device_t self, void *aux)
 		sc->sc_fb.fb_pixels = (void *)fbva[1];
 	}
 
-	sc->sc_shadowfb = kmem_alloc(ramsize, KM_NOSLEEP);
-
 	if (isconsole)
 		printf(" (console)\n");
 	else
@@ -785,10 +783,6 @@ cg14_setup_wsdisplay(struct cgfourteen_softc *sc, int is_cons)
 		memset(sc->sc_fb.fb_pixels,
 		       (defattr >> 16) & 0xff,
 		       ri->ri_stride * ri->ri_height);
-		if (sc->sc_shadowfb != NULL)
-			memset(sc->sc_shadowfb,
-			       (defattr >> 16) & 0xff,
-			       ri->ri_stride * ri->ri_height);
 		sc->sc_console_screen.scr_flags |= VCONS_SCREEN_IS_STATIC;
 
 		sc->sc_defaultscreen_descr.textops = &ri->ri_ops;
@@ -1019,11 +1013,8 @@ cg14_init_screen(void *cookie, struct vcons_screen *scr,
 	ri->ri_stride = ri->ri_width;
 	ri->ri_flg = RI_CENTER | RI_FULLCLEAR;
 
-	if (sc->sc_shadowfb != NULL) {
-		ri->ri_bits = sc->sc_shadowfb;
-		ri->ri_hwbits = (char *)sc->sc_fb.fb_pixels;
-	} else 
-		ri->ri_bits = (char *)sc->sc_fb.fb_pixels;
+	ri->ri_bits = (char *)sc->sc_fb.fb_pixels;
+	scr->scr_flags |= VCONS_DONT_READ;
 
 	if (existing) {
 		ri->ri_flg |= RI_CLEAR;
diff --git a/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteenvar.h b/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteenvar.h
index ec22b35201ce..92ef42e2ff37 100644
--- a/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteenvar.h
+++ b/sys/arch/sparc/dev/cgfourteenvar.h
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$NetBSD: cgfourteenvar.h,v 1.12 2010/06/10 13:21:13 macallan Exp $ */
+/*	$NetBSD: cgfourteenvar.h,v 1.13 2010/08/31 21:14:57 macallan Exp $ */
 
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 1996
@@ -87,15 +87,14 @@ struct cgfourteen_softc {
 	struct	cg14_cursor sc_cursor;	/* Hardware cursor state */
 	union 	cg14cmap sc_saveclut; 	/* a place to stash PROM state */
 	size_t	sc_vramsize;
+	int 	sc_depth;	/* current colour depth */
 #if NWSDISPLAY > 0
 	struct  vcons_data sc_vd;
-	struct vcons_screen sc_console_screen;
-	struct wsscreen_descr sc_defaultscreen_descr;
+	struct 	vcons_screen sc_console_screen;
+	struct 	wsscreen_descr sc_defaultscreen_descr;
 	const struct wsscreen_descr *sc_screens[1];
-	struct wsscreen_list sc_screenlist;
-	void *sc_shadowfb;
-	int sc_mode;	/* wsdisplay mode - EMUL, DUMB etc. */
-	int sc_depth;	/* current colour depth */
+	struct 	wsscreen_list sc_screenlist;
+	int 	sc_mode;	/* wsdisplay mode - EMUL, DUMB etc. */
 #endif
 
 	uint8_t	sc_savexlut[256];