diff --git a/crypto/include/internal/x509_int.h b/crypto/include/internal/x509_int.h
index 7d3a7dfb58..fa51d351d7 100644
--- a/crypto/include/internal/x509_int.h
+++ b/crypto/include/internal/x509_int.h
@@ -192,7 +192,6 @@ struct x509_st {
     X509_ALGOR sig_alg;
     ASN1_BIT_STRING signature;
     int references;
-    char *name;
     CRYPTO_EX_DATA ex_data;
     /* These contain copies of various extension values */
     long ex_pathlen;
diff --git a/crypto/x509/x_x509.c b/crypto/x509/x_x509.c
index c6ef840942..09004ef604 100644
--- a/crypto/x509/x_x509.c
+++ b/crypto/x509/x_x509.c
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ static int x509_cb(int operation, ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it,
     switch (operation) {
 
     case ASN1_OP_NEW_POST:
-        ret->name = NULL;
         ret->ex_flags = 0;
         ret->ex_pathlen = -1;
         ret->skid = NULL;
@@ -103,11 +102,6 @@ static int x509_cb(int operation, ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it,
         CRYPTO_new_ex_data(CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_X509, ret, &ret->ex_data);
         break;
 
-    case ASN1_OP_D2I_POST:
-        OPENSSL_free(ret->name);
-        ret->name = X509_NAME_oneline(ret->cert_info.subject, NULL, 0);
-        break;
-
     case ASN1_OP_FREE_POST:
         CRYPTO_free_ex_data(CRYPTO_EX_INDEX_X509, ret, &ret->ex_data);
         X509_CERT_AUX_free(ret->aux);
@@ -121,7 +115,6 @@ static int x509_cb(int operation, ASN1_VALUE **pval, const ASN1_ITEM *it,
         sk_IPAddressFamily_pop_free(ret->rfc3779_addr, IPAddressFamily_free);
         ASIdentifiers_free(ret->rfc3779_asid);
 #endif
-        OPENSSL_free(ret->name);
         break;
 
     }