diff --git a/drivers/char/sonypi.c b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
index 9309cfb935be..9a88d287fa09 100644
--- a/drivers/char/sonypi.c
+++ b/drivers/char/sonypi.c
@@ -1125,8 +1125,6 @@ static int sonypi_acpi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	sonypi_acpi_device = device;
-	strscpy(acpi_device_name(device), "Sony laptop hotkeys");
-	strscpy(acpi_device_class(device), "sony/hotkey");
 	return 0;
 }