diff --git a/drivers/imx/uart/imx_uart.h b/drivers/imx/uart/imx_uart.h
index 4f6d3de2e581d3e813613fc6446a6bb53a93ee11..a1330248443f39f1ecbd4b3c195aaa3bf814559a 100644
--- a/drivers/imx/uart/imx_uart.h
+++ b/drivers/imx/uart/imx_uart.h
@@ -154,15 +154,10 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
 
-typedef struct {
-	console_t console;
-	uintptr_t base;
-} console_imx_uart_t;
-
 int console_imx_uart_register(uintptr_t baseaddr,
 			      uint32_t clock,
 			      uint32_t baud,
-			      console_imx_uart_t *console);
+			      console_t *console);
 #endif /*__ASSEMBLER__*/
 
 #endif /* IMX_UART_H */
diff --git a/plat/imx/common/include/imx8_lpuart.h b/plat/imx/common/include/imx8_lpuart.h
index 0ea284fdf15cf5cf03b2f9348debd45434ae85a7..26470e0408d39791cbe738a0262a3284b144c83d 100644
--- a/plat/imx/common/include/imx8_lpuart.h
+++ b/plat/imx/common/include/imx8_lpuart.h
@@ -54,13 +54,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-typedef struct {
-	console_t console;
-	uintptr_t base;
-} console_lpuart_t;
-
 int console_lpuart_register(uintptr_t baseaddr, uint32_t clock, uint32_t baud,
-			   console_lpuart_t *console);
+			   console_t *console);
 #endif /*__ASSEMBLER__*/
 
 #endif /* IMX8_LPUART_H */
diff --git a/plat/imx/common/include/imx_uart.h b/plat/imx/common/include/imx_uart.h
index cc1b5318ea6ed104013ef8ee4b8845b2525a105f..6c4d62f57d435e6066f3a5a783dd1185ddac486a 100644
--- a/plat/imx/common/include/imx_uart.h
+++ b/plat/imx/common/include/imx_uart.h
@@ -11,13 +11,8 @@
 
 #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
 
-typedef struct {
-	console_t console;
-	uintptr_t base;
-} console_uart_t;
-
 int console_imx_uart_register(uintptr_t baseaddr, uint32_t clock, uint32_t baud,
-			   console_uart_t *console);
+			      console_t *console);
 #endif /*__ASSEMBLER__*/
 
 #endif  /* IMX_UART_H */
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c
index a1e2aafd4164be76a17f28def9968c7e2f57268b..7f156e3068ec5cfe20eed4ad9fe39f1e43559516 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx7/common/imx7_bl2_el3_common.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ static void imx7_setup_wdog_clocks(void)
 void bl2_el3_early_platform_setup(u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 				  u_register_t arg3, u_register_t arg4)
 {
-	static console_imx_uart_t console;
+	static console_t console;
 	int console_scope = CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT | CONSOLE_FLAG_RUNTIME;
 
 	/* Initialize common components */
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ void bl2_el3_early_platform_setup(u_register_t arg1, u_register_t arg2,
 				  PLAT_IMX7_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
 				  PLAT_IMX7_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE,
 				  &console);
-	console_set_scope(&console.console, console_scope);
+	console_set_scope(&console, console_scope);
 
 	/* Open handles to persistent storage */
 	plat_imx7_io_setup();
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c
index 4c5f4f0d196bbfba2204b458b6cde00d72e27539..40110d778ba2204fe4bc6fe5ce86d2e85184603d 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mm/imx8mm_bl31_setup.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ void bl31_tzc380_setup(void)
 void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 		u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3)
 {
-	static console_uart_t console;
+	static console_t console;
 	int i;
 
 	/* Enable CSU NS access permission */
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 	console_imx_uart_register(IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE, IMX_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
 		IMX_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE, &console);
 	/* This console is only used for boot stage */
-	console_set_scope(&console.console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT);
+	console_set_scope(&console, CONSOLE_FLAG_BOOT);
 
 	/*
 	 * tell BL3-1 where the non-secure software image is located
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/imx8mq_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/imx8mq_bl31_setup.c
index a347389a26bd8b7dc4ceddcbe5289756458dad89..05b59705f07fe9ab3d77f2ee1dd9833bbdb6ae21 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/imx8mq_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8m/imx8mq/imx8mq_bl31_setup.c
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 	imx8m_caam_init();
 
 #if DEBUG_CONSOLE
-	static console_uart_t console;
+	static console_t console;
 
 	console_imx_uart_register(IMX_BOOT_UART_BASE, IMX_BOOT_UART_CLK_IN_HZ,
 		IMX_CONSOLE_BAUDRATE, &console);
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8qm/imx8qm_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8qm/imx8qm_bl31_setup.c
index 9232cbc2d6f2e3d57aec15916e2ccc6438bb9d9a..cffb140fb449eadbaec30e1db87fa84a3c21d9bb 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8qm/imx8qm_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8qm/imx8qm_bl31_setup.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 				u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3)
 {
 #if DEBUG_CONSOLE
-	static console_lpuart_t console;
+	static console_t console;
 #endif
 	if (sc_ipc_open(&ipc_handle, SC_IPC_BASE) != SC_ERR_NONE)
 		panic();
diff --git a/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c b/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c
index 58c82ce60b945672565096452fa0c5ab17118d3e..97d222787baff722ee275c4a707b2eb8647f1c27 100644
--- a/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c
+++ b/plat/imx/imx8qx/imx8qx_bl31_setup.c
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ void bl31_early_platform_setup2(u_register_t arg0, u_register_t arg1,
 				u_register_t arg2, u_register_t arg3)
 {
 #if DEBUG_CONSOLE
-	static console_lpuart_t console;
+	static console_t console;
 #endif
 	if (sc_ipc_open(&ipc_handle, SC_IPC_BASE) != SC_ERR_NONE)
 		panic();