diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index abfe735f6ea3..16c75b863545 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -252,14 +252,10 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 		fmtdesc = uvc_format_by_guid(&buffer[5]);
 
 		if (fmtdesc != NULL) {
-			strscpy(format->name, fmtdesc->name,
-				sizeof(format->name));
 			format->fcc = fmtdesc->fcc;
 		} else {
 			dev_info(&streaming->intf->dev,
 				 "Unknown video format %pUl\n", &buffer[5]);
-			snprintf(format->name, sizeof(format->name), "%pUl\n",
-				&buffer[5]);
 			format->fcc = 0;
 		}
 
@@ -271,8 +267,6 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 		 */
 		if (dev->quirks & UVC_QUIRK_FORCE_Y8) {
 			if (format->fcc == V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV) {
-				strscpy(format->name, "Greyscale 8-bit (Y8  )",
-					sizeof(format->name));
 				format->fcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY;
 				format->bpp = 8;
 				width_multiplier = 2;
@@ -313,7 +307,6 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		strscpy(format->name, "MJPEG", sizeof(format->name));
 		format->fcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG;
 		format->flags = UVC_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
 		format->bpp = 0;
@@ -329,17 +322,7 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		switch (buffer[8] & 0x7f) {
-		case 0:
-			strscpy(format->name, "SD-DV", sizeof(format->name));
-			break;
-		case 1:
-			strscpy(format->name, "SDL-DV", sizeof(format->name));
-			break;
-		case 2:
-			strscpy(format->name, "HD-DV", sizeof(format->name));
-			break;
-		default:
+		if ((buffer[8] & 0x7f) > 2) {
 			uvc_dbg(dev, DESCR,
 				"device %d videostreaming interface %d: unknown DV format %u\n",
 				dev->udev->devnum,
@@ -347,9 +330,6 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		strlcat(format->name, buffer[8] & (1 << 7) ? " 60Hz" : " 50Hz",
-			sizeof(format->name));
-
 		format->fcc = V4L2_PIX_FMT_DV;
 		format->flags = UVC_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED | UVC_FMT_FLAG_STREAM;
 		format->bpp = 0;
@@ -376,7 +356,7 @@ static int uvc_parse_format(struct uvc_device *dev,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	uvc_dbg(dev, DESCR, "Found format %s\n", format->name);
+	uvc_dbg(dev, DESCR, "Found format %p4cc", &format->fcc);
 
 	buflen -= buffer[0];
 	buffer += buffer[0];
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
index 0774a11360c0..950b42d78a10 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -661,8 +661,6 @@ static int uvc_ioctl_enum_fmt(struct uvc_streaming *stream,
 	fmt->flags = 0;
 	if (format->flags & UVC_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED)
 		fmt->flags |= V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
-	strscpy(fmt->description, format->name, sizeof(fmt->description));
-	fmt->description[sizeof(fmt->description) - 1] = 0;
 	fmt->pixelformat = format->fcc;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
index 1227ae63f85b..4c89bf08171f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvcvideo.h
@@ -264,8 +264,6 @@ struct uvc_format {
 	u32 fcc;
 	u32 flags;
 
-	char name[32];
-
 	unsigned int nframes;
 	struct uvc_frame *frame;
 };