diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
index 1d7b495a7db485bf77952295117535d6ab9ce7df..4a9fa5d385406fd7f42031b6068ee97cfb22f9e4 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-ecovec24/setup.c
@@ -793,7 +793,6 @@ static struct sh_vou_pdata sh_vou_pdata = {
 	.flags		= SH_VOU_HSYNC_LOW | SH_VOU_VSYNC_LOW,
 	.board_info	= &ak8813,
 	.i2c_adap	= 0,
-	.module_name	= "ak881x",
 };
 
 static struct resource sh_vou_resources[] = {
diff --git a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
index 552ebd9ba82b17f693c00e22251857cb503462a7..8cc1d7295d8509eb27c6fa9e057c0f00609d4b0f 100644
--- a/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
+++ b/arch/sh/boards/mach-se/7724/setup.c
@@ -550,7 +550,6 @@ static struct sh_vou_pdata sh_vou_pdata = {
 	.flags		= SH_VOU_HSYNC_LOW | SH_VOU_VSYNC_LOW,
 	.board_info	= &ak8813,
 	.i2c_adap	= 0,
-	.module_name	= "ak881x",
 };
 
 static struct resource sh_vou_resources[] = {
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/sh_vou.c b/drivers/media/video/sh_vou.c
index 195ac8651160b6a6fe0bcc54db9123c5fa63f716..0f4906136b8f9d1fb48054c7b88903f53f00a218 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/sh_vou.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/sh_vou.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ static int __devinit sh_vou_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto ereset;
 
 	subdev = v4l2_i2c_new_subdev_board(&vou_dev->v4l2_dev, i2c_adap,
-			vou_pdata->module_name, vou_pdata->board_info, NULL);
+			NULL, vou_pdata->board_info, NULL);
 	if (!subdev) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto ei2cnd;
diff --git a/include/media/sh_vou.h b/include/media/sh_vou.h
index a3ef30242b00d8fe261e15cae33ebd5a556f1a0e..ec3ba9a597a28b9873852e80e9d81c0e8bdd0cbc 100644
--- a/include/media/sh_vou.h
+++ b/include/media/sh_vou.h
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ struct sh_vou_pdata {
 	int i2c_adap;
 	struct i2c_board_info *board_info;
 	unsigned long flags;
-	char *module_name;
 };
 
 #endif