diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
index 40f7ae8f840a..39ad2f102f07 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-trans.h
@@ -823,7 +823,6 @@ struct iwl_txq {
  * @hw_wfpm_id: a u32 with the device wfpm ID
  * @hw_id: a u32 with the ID of the device / sub-device.
  *	Set during transport allocation.
- * @hw_id_str: a string with info about HW ID. Set during transport allocation.
  * @sku_id: the SKU identifier (for PNVM matching)
  * @pnvm_loaded: indicates PNVM was loaded
  * @hw_rev: the revision data of the HW
@@ -887,7 +886,6 @@ struct iwl_trans {
 	u32 hw_cnv_id;
 	u32 hw_wfpm_id;
 	u32 hw_id;
-	char hw_id_str[52];
 	u32 sku_id[3];
 	bool reduced_cap_sku;
 	bool step_urm;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
index 4e8c4e4ca06c..de2c320a0e39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/pcie/trans.c
@@ -3979,8 +3979,6 @@ iwl_trans_pcie_alloc(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 
 	iwl_pcie_set_interrupt_capa(pdev, trans, cfg_trans);
 	trans->hw_id = (pdev->device << 16) + pdev->subsystem_device;
-	snprintf(trans->hw_id_str, sizeof(trans->hw_id_str),
-		 "PCI ID: 0x%04X:0x%04X", pdev->device, pdev->subsystem_device);
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&trans_pcie->sx_waitq);