diff --git a/tests/data/cli/compare/virt-xml-remove-console-dup.xml b/tests/data/cli/compare/virt-xml-remove-console-dup.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..909b3f34e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/cli/compare/virt-xml-remove-console-dup.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+   <memory unit="KiB">8294400</memory>
+   <currentMemory unit="KiB">8294400</currentMemory>
+   <vcpu placement="static">1</vcpu>
+-  <devices>
+-    <serial type="pty">
+-      <target type="isa-serial" port="0">
+-        <model name="isa-serial"/>
+-      </target>
+-    </serial>
+-    <console type="pty">
+-      <target type="serial" port="0"/>
+-    </console>
+-  </devices>
++  <devices/>
+ </domain>
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/data/cli/virtxml/virtxml-console-dup.xml b/tests/data/cli/virtxml/virtxml-console-dup.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bffe9d6e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/cli/virtxml/virtxml-console-dup.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+<domain type='test'>
+  <name>test-char-dup-remove</name>
+  <memory unit='KiB'>8294400</memory>
+  <currentMemory unit='KiB'>8294400</currentMemory>
+  <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+  <devices>
+    <serial type='pty'>
+      <target type='isa-serial' port='0'>
+        <model name='isa-serial'/>
+      </target>
+    </serial>
+    <console type='pty'>
+      <target type='serial' port='0'/>
+    </console>
+  </devices>
+</domain>
+
diff --git a/tests/test_cli.py b/tests/test_cli.py
index d3d5c6726..a524e4702 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli.py
@@ -1186,6 +1186,7 @@ c.add_compare("--connect %(URI-KVM)s test-many-devices --build-xml --disk %(EXIS
 c.add_compare("4a64cc71-19c4-2fd0-2323-3050941ea3c3 --edit --boot network,cdrom", "edit-bootorder")  # basic bootorder test, also using UUID lookup
 c.add_compare("--confirm 1 --edit --cpu host-passthrough", "prompt-response", input_text="yes")  # prompt response, also using domid lookup
 c.add_compare("--edit --print-diff --qemu-commandline clearxml=yes", "edit-clearxml-qemu-commandline", input_file=(_VIRTXMLDIR + "virtxml-qemu-commandline-clear.xml"))
+c.add_compare("--print-diff --remove-device --serial 1", "remove-console-dup", input_file=(_VIRTXMLDIR + "virtxml-console-dup.xml"))
 c.add_compare("--connect %(URI-KVM)s test-hyperv-uefi --edit --boot uefi", "hyperv-uefi-collision")
 c.add_compare("--connect %(URI-KVM)s test-many-devices --edit --cpu host-copy", "edit-cpu-host-copy")
 
diff --git a/virtManager/object/domain.py b/virtManager/object/domain.py
index f3af63fe7..101242ef8 100644
--- a/virtManager/object/domain.py
+++ b/virtManager/object/domain.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import threading
 
 import libvirt
 
+from virtinst import DeviceConsole
 from virtinst import DeviceController
 from virtinst import DeviceDisk
 from virtinst import DomainSnapshot
@@ -1256,18 +1257,7 @@ class vmmDomain(vmmLibvirtObject):
         return xmlobj.devices.disk
 
     def serial_is_console_dup(self, serial):
-        if serial.DEVICE_TYPE != "serial":
-            return False
-
-        consoles = self.xmlobj.devices.console
-        if not consoles:
-            return False  # pragma: no cover
-
-        console = consoles[0]
-        if (console.type == serial.type and
-            (console.target_type is None or console.target_type == "serial")):
-            return True
-        return False
+        return DeviceConsole.get_console_duplicate(self.xmlobj, serial)
 
     def can_use_device_boot_order(self):
         # Return 'True' if guest can use new style boot device ordering
diff --git a/virtinst/devices/char.py b/virtinst/devices/char.py
index dabfcde82..9547c649e 100644
--- a/virtinst/devices/char.py
+++ b/virtinst/devices/char.py
@@ -123,6 +123,24 @@ class _DeviceChar(Device):
 
 
 class DeviceConsole(_DeviceChar):
+    @staticmethod
+    def get_console_duplicate(guest, serial):
+        """
+        Determine if the passed serial device has a duplicate
+        <console> device in the passed Guest
+        """
+        if serial.DEVICE_TYPE != "serial":
+            return
+
+        consoles = guest.devices.console
+        if not consoles:
+            return  # pragma: no cover
+
+        console = consoles[0]
+        if (console.type == serial.type and
+            (console.target_type is None or console.target_type == "serial")):
+            return console
+
     XML_NAME = "console"
 
 
diff --git a/virtinst/virtxml.py b/virtinst/virtxml.py
index a5ba74e02..b80a84db5 100644
--- a/virtinst/virtxml.py
+++ b/virtinst/virtxml.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import libvirt
 
 from . import cli
 from .cli import fail, print_stdout, print_stderr
+from .devices import DeviceConsole
 from .guest import Guest
 from .logger import log
 from . import xmlutil
@@ -176,8 +177,15 @@ def action_remove_device(guest, options, parserclass):
 
     devs = _find_objects_to_edit(guest, "remove-device",
         getattr(options, parserclass.cli_arg_name)[-1], parserclass)
-
     devs = xmlutil.listify(devs)
+
+    # Check for console duplicate devices
+    for dev in devs[:]:
+        condup = DeviceConsole.get_console_duplicate(guest, dev)
+        if condup:
+            log.debug("Found duplicate console device:\n%s", condup.get_xml())
+            devs.append(condup)
+
     for dev in devs:
         guest.remove_device(dev)
     return devs