diff --git a/libcontainer/console_linux.go b/libcontainer/console_linux.go
index 5287b7c6..77588d78 100644
--- a/libcontainer/console_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/console_linux.go
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"syscall"
 	"unsafe"
-
-	"github.com/opencontainers/runc/libcontainer/label"
 )
 
 // newConsole returns an initialized console that can be used within a container by copying bytes
@@ -63,12 +61,9 @@ func (c *linuxConsole) Close() error {
 
 // mount initializes the console inside the rootfs mounting with the specified mount label
 // and applying the correct ownership of the console.
-func (c *linuxConsole) mount(mountLabel string) error {
+func (c *linuxConsole) mount() error {
 	oldMask := syscall.Umask(0000)
 	defer syscall.Umask(oldMask)
-	if err := label.SetFileLabel(c.slavePath, mountLabel); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
 	f, err := os.Create("/dev/console")
 	if err != nil && !os.IsExist(err) {
 		return err
diff --git a/libcontainer/init_linux.go b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
index 5a24cb5f..b6bb227d 100644
--- a/libcontainer/init_linux.go
+++ b/libcontainer/init_linux.go
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ func setupConsole(pipe *os.File, config *initConfig, mount bool) error {
 
 	// Mount the console inside our rootfs.
 	if mount {
-		if err := linuxConsole.mount(config.ProcessLabel); err != nil {
+		if err := linuxConsole.mount(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}