diff --git a/include/serial.h b/include/serial.h
index 0500ff1..a7da91c 100644
--- a/include/serial.h
+++ b/include/serial.h
@@ -2,14 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 
-enum serial_com_port {
-	COM1 = 1,
-	COM2 = 2,
-	COM3 = 3,
-	COM4 = 4,
-};
-
-int serial_init(enum serial_com_port com);
-uint8_t serial_in(enum serial_com_port com);
-void serial_out(enum serial_com_port com, uint8_t ch);
-void serial_out_str(enum serial_com_port com, char *str);
+int serial_init(void);
+uint8_t serial_in(void);
+void serial_out(uint8_t ch);
+void serial_out_str(char *str);
diff --git a/src/arch/amd64/serial.c b/src/arch/amd64/serial.c
index 685da7f..85cd408 100644
--- a/src/arch/amd64/serial.c
+++ b/src/arch/amd64/serial.c
@@ -1,58 +1,47 @@
 #include <serial.h>
 #include "bindings.h"
 
-// port numbers for first four serial ports
-static uint16_t SERIAL_PORTS[] = { 
-	[COM1] = 0x3F8, 
-	[COM2] = 0x2F8, 
-	[COM3] = 0x3E8, 
-	[COM4] = 0x2E8,
-};
+#define PORT 0x3F8
 
 // initialize the specified COM port for serial
 // see https://wiki.osdev.org/Serial_Ports
 // and https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Serial_Programming/8250_UART_Programming
-int serial_init(enum serial_com_port com) {
-	uint16_t port = SERIAL_PORTS[com];
-	outb(port + 1, 0x00); // disable interrupts
-	outb(port + 3, 0x80); // enable DLAB (divisor latch access bit)
-	outb(port + 0, 0x03); // (lo) Set baud divisor to 3 38400 baud
-	outb(port + 1, 0x00); // (hi)
-	outb(port + 3, 0x03); // disable DLAB, set 8 bits per word, one stop bit, no parity
-	outb(port + 2, 0xC7); // enable and clear FIFOs, set to maximum threshold
+int serial_init(void) {
+	outb(PORT + 1, 0x00); // disable interrupts
+	outb(PORT + 3, 0x80); // enable DLAB (divisor latch access bit)
+	outb(PORT + 0, 0x03); // (lo) Set baud divisor to 3 38400 baud
+	outb(PORT + 1, 0x00); // (hi)
+	outb(PORT + 3, 0x03); // disable DLAB, set 8 bits per word, one stop bit, no parity
+	outb(PORT + 2, 0xC7); // enable and clear FIFOs, set to maximum threshold
 	// outb(port + 4, 0x0B); // TODO copied this from osdev wiki but i don't think you need it here
-	outb(port + 4, 0x1E); // set in loopback mode for test
-	outb(port + 0, 0xAE); // test by sending 0xAE
+	outb(PORT + 4, 0x1E); // set in loopback mode for test
+	outb(PORT + 0, 0xAE); // test by sending 0xAE
 	
-	uint8_t response = inb(port + 0);
+	uint8_t response = inb(PORT + 0);
 	if(response != 0xAE) {
 		// TODO panic here?
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	// disable loopback, enable IRQs
-	outb(port + 4, 0x0F);
+	outb(PORT + 4, 0x0F);
 	return 0;
 }
 
-uint8_t serial_in(enum serial_com_port com) {
-	uint16_t port = SERIAL_PORTS[com];
+uint8_t serial_in(void) {
 	// wait for data to be available
-	while((inb(port + 5) & 0x01) == 0);
-	return inb(port);
+	while((inb(PORT + 5) & 0x01) == 0);
+	return inb(PORT);
 }
 
-void serial_out(enum serial_com_port com, uint8_t ch) {
-	uint16_t port = SERIAL_PORTS[com];
+void serial_out(uint8_t ch) {
 	// wait for output to be free
-	while((inb(port + 5) & 0x20) == 0);
-	outb(port, ch);
+	while((inb(PORT + 5) & 0x20) == 0);
+	outb(PORT, ch);
 }
 
-void serial_out_str(enum serial_com_port com, char *str) {
-	uint16_t port = SERIAL_PORTS[com];
+void serial_out_str(char *str) {
 	for(; *str != '\0'; str++) {
-		while((inb(port + 5) & 0x20) == 0);
-		outb(port, *str);
+		serial_out(*str);
 	}
 }