4 files changed, 4 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev-builtin.c b/backends/cryptodev-builtin.c
index 8c7c10847d..08895271eb 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev-builtin.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev-builtin.c
@@ -72,8 +72,7 @@ static void cryptodev_builtin_init(
         return;
     }
 
-    cc = cryptodev_backend_new_client(
-              "cryptodev-builtin", NULL);
+    cc = cryptodev_backend_new_client();
     cc->info_str = g_strdup_printf("cryptodev-builtin0");
     cc->queue_index = 0;
     cc->type = QCRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE_BUILTIN;
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev-lkcf.c b/backends/cryptodev-lkcf.c
index 91e02c0df9..de3d1867c5 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev-lkcf.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev-lkcf.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ static void cryptodev_lkcf_init(CryptoDevBackend *backend, Error **errp)
         return;
     }
 
-    cc = cryptodev_backend_new_client("cryptodev-lkcf", NULL);
+    cc = cryptodev_backend_new_client();
     cc->info_str = g_strdup_printf("cryptodev-lkcf0");
     cc->queue_index = 0;
     cc->type = QCRYPTODEV_BACKEND_TYPE_LKCF;
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
index c165a1b1d6..580bd1abb0 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev-vhost-user.c
@@ -198,8 +198,7 @@ static void cryptodev_vhost_user_init(
     s->opened = true;
 
     for (i = 0; i < queues; i++) {
-        cc = cryptodev_backend_new_client(
-                  "cryptodev-vhost-user", NULL);
+        cc = cryptodev_backend_new_client();
         cc->info_str = g_strdup_printf("cryptodev-vhost-user%zu to %s ",
                                        i, chr->label);
         cc->queue_index = i;
diff --git a/backends/cryptodev.c b/backends/cryptodev.c
index 54ee8c81f5..81941af816 100644
--- a/backends/cryptodev.c
+++ b/backends/cryptodev.c
@@ -34,18 +34,11 @@
 static QTAILQ_HEAD(, CryptoDevBackendClient) crypto_clients;
 
 
-CryptoDevBackendClient *
-cryptodev_backend_new_client(const char *model,
-                                    const char *name)
+CryptoDevBackendClient *cryptodev_backend_new_client(void)
 {
     CryptoDevBackendClient *cc;
 
     cc = g_new0(CryptoDevBackendClient, 1);
-    cc->model = g_strdup(model);
-    if (name) {
-        cc->name = g_strdup(name);
-    }
-
     QTAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&crypto_clients, cc, next);
 
     return cc;
@@ -55,8 +48,6 @@ void cryptodev_backend_free_client(
                   CryptoDevBackendClient *cc)
 {
     QTAILQ_REMOVE(&crypto_clients, cc, next);
-    g_free(cc->name);
-    g_free(cc->model);
     g_free(cc->info_str);
     g_free(cc);
 }