diff --git a/include/linux/i2c.h b/include/linux/i2c.h
index 6716ec8..fb9af6a 100644
--- a/include/linux/i2c.h
+++ b/include/linux/i2c.h
@@ -155,8 +155,6 @@
  * @driver: device's driver, hence pointer to access routines
  * @dev: Driver model device node for the slave.
  * @irq: indicates the IRQ generated by this device (if any)
- * @driver_name: Identifies new-style driver used with this device; also
- *	used as the module name for hotplug/coldplug modprobe support.
  * @list: list of active/busy clients (DEPRECATED)
  * @released: used to synchronize client releases & detaches and references
  *
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@
 	struct i2c_driver *driver;	/* and our access routines	*/
 	struct device dev;		/* the device structure		*/
 	int irq;			/* irq issued by device (or -1) */
-	char driver_name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	struct list_head list;		/* DEPRECATED */
 	struct completion released;
 };
@@ -200,8 +197,7 @@
 
 /**
  * struct i2c_board_info - template for device creation
- * @driver_name: identifies the driver to be bound to the device
- * @type: optional chip type information, to initialize i2c_client.name
+ * @type: chip type, to initialize i2c_client.name
  * @flags: to initialize i2c_client.flags
  * @addr: stored in i2c_client.addr
  * @platform_data: stored in i2c_client.dev.platform_data
@@ -220,7 +216,6 @@
  * with the adapter already known.
  */
 struct i2c_board_info {
-	char		driver_name[KOBJ_NAME_LEN];
 	char		type[I2C_NAME_SIZE];
 	unsigned short	flags;
 	unsigned short	addr;