diff --git a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
index 8e6c1072f876..50fbeb53f244 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/hv/vmbus_api.h
@@ -108,8 +108,6 @@ struct hv_driver {
 
 /* Base device object */
 struct hv_device {
-	char name[64];
-
 	/* the device type id of this device */
 	struct hv_guid dev_type;