diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
index b22db30c3d88..ad761ef84797 100644
--- a/include/net/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
@@ -983,7 +983,6 @@ static inline void xfrm_dst_destroy(struct xfrm_dst *xdst)
 void xfrm_dst_ifdown(struct dst_entry *dst, struct net_device *dev);
 
 struct xfrm_if_parms {
-	char name[IFNAMSIZ];	/* name of XFRM device */
 	int link;		/* ifindex of underlying L2 interface */
 	u32 if_id;		/* interface identifyer */
 };
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
index 2310dc9e35c2..68336ee00d72 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_interface.c
@@ -145,8 +145,6 @@ static int xfrmi_create(struct net_device *dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto out;
 
-	strcpy(xi->p.name, dev->name);
-
 	dev_hold(dev);
 	xfrmi_link(xfrmn, xi);
 
@@ -294,7 +292,7 @@ xfrmi_xmit2(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct flowi *fl)
 	if (tdev == dev) {
 		stats->collisions++;
 		net_warn_ratelimited("%s: Local routing loop detected!\n",
-				     xi->p.name);
+				     dev->name);
 		goto tx_err_dst_release;
 	}
 
@@ -638,12 +636,6 @@ static int xfrmi_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	int err;
 
 	xfrmi_netlink_parms(data, &p);
-
-	if (!tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
-		return -EINVAL;
-
-	nla_strlcpy(p.name, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
-
 	xi = xfrmi_locate(net, &p);
 	if (xi)
 		return -EEXIST;