diff --git a/src/dedicated/i_system.c b/src/dedicated/i_system.c
index 8f2e0882a7faaf369708e8a46011d98f154fe3b3..4dbaec8df9f73a5c7d04727942b7f224f4716139 100644
--- a/src/dedicated/i_system.c
+++ b/src/dedicated/i_system.c
@@ -891,7 +891,6 @@ static void I_GetConsoleEvents(void)
 	else if (tty_con.cursor < sizeof(tty_con.buffer))
 	{
 		// push regular character
-		ev.type = ev_text;
 		ev.key = tty_con.buffer[tty_con.cursor] = key;
 		tty_con.cursor++;
 		// print the current line (this is differential)