diff --git a/src/kernel/main.cpp b/src/kernel/main.cpp
index 6c6737a..5424a20 100644
--- a/src/kernel/main.cpp
+++ b/src/kernel/main.cpp
@@ -67,46 +67,6 @@ run_constructors()
 	}
 }
 
-channel *std_out = nullptr;
-
-void
-stdout_task()
-{
-	uint8_t buffer[257];
-	auto *ent = reinterpret_cast<log::logger::entry *>(buffer);
-	auto *cons = console::get();
-
-	log::info(logs::task, "Starting kernel stdout task");
-
-	scheduler &s = scheduler::get();
-	thread *th = thread::from_tcb(s.current());
-
-	while (true) {
-		j6_signal_t current = std_out->signals();
-		if (!(current & j6_signal_channel_can_recv)) {
-			th->wait_on_signals(std_out, j6_signal_channel_can_recv);
-			s.schedule();
-		}
-
-		size_t n = 256;
-		j6_status_t status = std_out->dequeue(&n, buffer);
-		if (status != j6_status_ok) {
-			log::warn(logs::task, "Kernel stdout error: %x", status);
-			return;
-		}
-
-		buffer[n] = 0;
-		const char *s = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(buffer);
-
-		while (n) {
-			size_t r = cons->puts(s);
-			n -= r + 1;
-			s += r + 1;
-		}
-	}
-}
-
-
 void
 kernel_main(args::header *header)
 {
@@ -115,6 +75,7 @@ kernel_main(args::header *header)
 	init_console();
 	logger_init();
 
+	cpu_validate();
 	setup_pat();
 
 	bool has_video = false;
@@ -135,8 +96,6 @@ kernel_main(args::header *header)
 	run_constructors();
 	memory_initialize_post_ctors(header);
 
-	cpu_validate();
-
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < header->num_modules; ++i) {
 		args::module &mod = header->modules[i];
 		switch (mod.type) {
@@ -157,9 +116,9 @@ kernel_main(args::header *header)
 	device_manager &devices = device_manager::get();
 	devices.parse_acpi(header->acpi_table);
 
-	interrupts_enable();
 	devices.init_drivers();
 	devices.get_lapic()->calibrate_timer();
+	interrupts_enable();
 
 	/*
 	block_device *disk = devices->get_block_device(0);
@@ -188,8 +147,6 @@ kernel_main(args::header *header)
 	syscall_enable();
 	scheduler *sched = new scheduler(devices.get_lapic());
 
-	std_out = new channel;
-
 	// Skip program 0, which is the kernel itself
 	for (size_t i = 1; i < header->num_programs; ++i) {
 		args::program *prog = memory::to_virtual(&header->programs[i]);
@@ -201,11 +158,6 @@ kernel_main(args::header *header)
 
 	if (!has_video)
 		sched->create_kernel_task(logger_task, scheduler::max_priority/2, true);
-	sched->create_kernel_task(stdout_task, scheduler::max_priority-1, true);
-
-	const char stdout_message[] = "Hello on the fake stdout channel\n";
-	size_t message_size = sizeof(stdout_message);
-	std_out->enqueue(&message_size, reinterpret_cast<const void*>(stdout_message));
 
 	sched->start();
 }