1 files changed, 0 insertions, 12 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index cc83fa71c3ff..105d7f0630cc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -403,17 +403,6 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
         if (tb[IFLA_ADDRESS] == NULL)
                 random_ether_addr(dev->dev_addr);
 
-        if (tb[IFLA_IFNAME])
-                nla_strlcpy(dev->name, tb[IFLA_IFNAME], IFNAMSIZ);
-        else
-                snprintf(dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, DRV_NAME "%%d");
-
-        if (strchr(dev->name, '%')) {
-                err = dev_alloc_name(dev, dev->name);
-                if (err < 0)
-                        goto err_alloc_name;
-        }
-
         err = register_netdevice(dev);
         if (err < 0)
                 goto err_register_dev;
@@ -433,7 +422,6 @@ static int veth_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 
 err_register_dev:
         /* nothing to do */
-err_alloc_name:
 err_configure_peer:
         unregister_netdevice(peer);
         return err;