diff --git a/sys/dev/wi/if_wi.c b/sys/dev/wi/if_wi.c
index f741a8b628e..93183e16f2c 100644
--- a/sys/dev/wi/if_wi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/wi/if_wi.c
@@ -224,8 +224,6 @@ static const struct pccard_product wi_pccard_products[] = {
 	  PCCARD_CIS_LUCENT_WAVELAN_IEEE },
 };
 
-static char wi_device_desc[] = "WaveLAN/IEEE 802.11";
-
 static int wi_pccard_match(dev)
 	device_t	dev;
 {
@@ -375,8 +373,6 @@ wi_pci_attach(device_t dev)
 	if (error)
 		return (error);
 
-	device_set_desc(dev, wi_device_desc);
-
 	/* Make sure interrupts are disabled. */
 	CSR_WRITE_2(sc, WI_INT_EN, 0);
 	CSR_WRITE_2(sc, WI_EVENT_ACK, 0xFFFF);