diff --git a/hw/char/escc.c b/hw/char/escc.c
index 80f1d1b8fc..22c97414a1 100644
--- a/hw/char/escc.c
+++ b/hw/char/escc.c
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@
 #define MISC2_PLLCMD0  0x20
 #define MISC2_PLLCMD1  0x40
 #define MISC2_PLLCMD2  0x80
-#define MISC2_PLLDIS   0x30
 #define W_EXTINT 15
 #define EXTINT_DCD     0x08
 #define EXTINT_SYNCINT 0x10
@@ -279,31 +278,7 @@ static void escc_update_irq(ESCCChannelState *s)
 
 static void escc_reset_chn(ESCCChannelState *s)
 {
-    int i;
-
     s->reg = 0;
-    for (i = 0; i < ESCC_SERIAL_REGS; i++) {
-        s->rregs[i] = 0;
-        s->wregs[i] = 0;
-    }
-    /* 1X divisor, 1 stop bit, no parity */
-    s->wregs[W_TXCTRL1] = TXCTRL1_1STOP;
-    s->wregs[W_MINTR] = MINTR_RST_ALL;
-    /* Synch mode tx clock = TRxC */
-    s->wregs[W_CLOCK] = CLOCK_TRXC;
-    /* PLL disabled */
-    s->wregs[W_MISC2] = MISC2_PLLDIS;
-    /* Enable most interrupts */
-    s->wregs[W_EXTINT] = EXTINT_DCD | EXTINT_SYNCINT | EXTINT_CTSINT |
-                         EXTINT_TXUNDRN | EXTINT_BRKINT;
-    if (s->disabled) {
-        s->rregs[R_STATUS] = STATUS_TXEMPTY | STATUS_DCD | STATUS_SYNC |
-                             STATUS_CTS | STATUS_TXUNDRN;
-    } else {
-        s->rregs[R_STATUS] = STATUS_TXEMPTY | STATUS_TXUNDRN;
-    }
-    s->rregs[R_SPEC] = SPEC_BITS8 | SPEC_ALLSENT;
-
     s->rx = s->tx = 0;
     s->rxint = s->txint = 0;
     s->rxint_under_svc = s->txint_under_svc = 0;