diff --git a/drivers/media/cec/cec-core.c b/drivers/media/cec/cec-core.c
index 74596f089ec9..e4edc930d4ed 100644
--- a/drivers/media/cec/cec-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/cec/cec-core.c
@@ -307,12 +307,10 @@ struct cec_adapter *cec_allocate_adapter(const struct cec_adap_ops *ops,
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 	}
 
-	snprintf(adap->device_name, sizeof(adap->device_name),
-		 "RC for %s", name);
 	snprintf(adap->input_phys, sizeof(adap->input_phys),
-		 "%s/input0", name);
+		 "%s/input0", adap->name);
 
-	adap->rc->device_name = adap->device_name;
+	adap->rc->device_name = adap->name;
 	adap->rc->input_phys = adap->input_phys;
 	adap->rc->input_id.bustype = BUS_CEC;
 	adap->rc->input_id.vendor = 0;
diff --git a/include/media/cec.h b/include/media/cec.h
index 254a610b9aa5..3fe5e5d2bb7e 100644
--- a/include/media/cec.h
+++ b/include/media/cec.h
@@ -198,9 +198,7 @@ struct cec_adapter {
 	u16 phys_addrs[15];
 	u32 sequence;
 
-	char device_name[32];
 	char input_phys[32];
-	char input_drv[32];
 };
 
 static inline void *cec_get_drvdata(const struct cec_adapter *adap)