diff --git a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
index ff45068..a66a657 100644
--- a/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
+++ b/drivers/net/af_packet/rte_eth_af_packet.c
@@ -115,8 +115,6 @@ static const char *valid_arguments[] = {
 	NULL
 };
 
-static const char *drivername = "AF_PACKET PMD";
-
 static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
 	.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G,
 	.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
@@ -280,7 +278,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
 	dev_info->if_index = internals->if_index;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t)ETH_FRAME_LEN;
@@ -693,7 +690,7 @@ rte_pmd_init_internals(const char *name,
 	(*eth_dev)->dev_ops = &ops;
 	(*eth_dev)->driver = NULL;
 	(*eth_dev)->data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
-	(*eth_dev)->data->drv_name = drivername;
+	(*eth_dev)->data->drv_name = "AF_PACKET PMD";
 	(*eth_dev)->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
 	(*eth_dev)->data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
index c6b1587..0c342ab 100644
--- a/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
+++ b/drivers/net/nfp/nfp_net.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,6 @@ nfp_net_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 
 	hw = NFP_NET_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(dev->data->dev_private);
 
-	dev_info->driver_name = dev->driver->pci_drv.driver.name;
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = (uint16_t)hw->max_rx_queues;
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues = (uint16_t)hw->max_tx_queues;
 	dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = ETHER_MIN_MTU;
diff --git a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
index 836d982..09d77fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
+++ b/drivers/net/null/rte_eth_null.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ struct pmd_internals {
 
 
 static struct ether_addr eth_addr = { .addr_bytes = {0} };
-static const char *drivername = "Null PMD";
 static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
 	.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G,
 	.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
@@ -295,7 +294,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return;
 
 	internals = dev->data->dev_private;
-	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t)-1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = RTE_DIM(internals->rx_null_queues);
@@ -555,7 +553,7 @@ eth_dev_null_create(const char *name,
 	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
 	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
-	data->drv_name = drivername;
+	data->drv_name = "Null PMD";
 	data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
 	/* finally assign rx and tx ops */
diff --git a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
index 0162f44..8b4fba7 100644
--- a/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/pcap/rte_eth_pcap.c
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ static struct ether_addr eth_addr = {
 	.addr_bytes = { 0, 0, 0, 0x1, 0x2, 0x3 }
 };
 
-static const char *drivername = "Pcap PMD";
 static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
 		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G,
 		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
@@ -552,7 +551,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
 	dev_info->if_index = internals->if_index;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t) -1;
@@ -842,7 +840,7 @@ pmd_init_internals(const char *name, const unsigned int nb_rx_queues,
 	(*eth_dev)->driver = NULL;
 	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
-	data->drv_name = drivername;
+	data->drv_name = "Pcap PMD";
 	data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
index 59129f2..a56ba90 100644
--- a/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/qede/qede_ethdev.c
@@ -662,7 +662,6 @@ qede_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *eth_dev,
 		dev_info->max_vfs = 0;
 	else
 		dev_info->max_vfs = (uint16_t)NUM_OF_VFS(&qdev->edev);
-	dev_info->driver_name = qdev->drv_ver;
 	dev_info->reta_size = ECORE_RSS_IND_TABLE_SIZE;
 	dev_info->flow_type_rss_offloads = (uint64_t)QEDE_RSS_OFFLOAD_ALL;
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
index c1767c4..56afaf2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ring/rte_eth_ring.c
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ struct pmd_internals {
 };
 
 
-static const char *drivername = "Rings PMD";
 static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
 		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G,
 		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
@@ -173,7 +172,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 {
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
-	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t)-1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = (uint16_t)internals->max_rx_queues;
@@ -343,7 +341,7 @@ do_eth_dev_ring_create(const char *name,
 	eth_dev->dev_ops = &ops;
 	data->dev_flags = RTE_ETH_DEV_DETACHABLE;
 	data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
-	data->drv_name = drivername;
+	data->drv_name = "Rings PMD";
 	data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
 	TAILQ_INIT(&(eth_dev->link_intr_cbs));
diff --git a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
index 766d4ef..96bf391 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vhost/rte_eth_vhost.c
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@
 #define ETH_VHOST_CLIENT_ARG		"client"
 #define ETH_VHOST_DEQUEUE_ZERO_COPY	"dequeue-zero-copy"
 
-static const char *drivername = "VHOST PMD";
-
 static const char *valid_arguments[] = {
 	ETH_VHOST_IFACE_ARG,
 	ETH_VHOST_QUEUES_ARG,
@@ -861,7 +859,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		return;
 	}
 
-	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t)-1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = internal->max_queues;
diff --git a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
index 079fd6c..741688e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/virtio/virtio_ethdev.c
@@ -1624,10 +1624,6 @@ virtio_dev_info_get(struct rte_eth_dev *dev, struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
 	uint64_t tso_mask;
 	struct virtio_hw *hw = dev->data->dev_private;
 
-	if (dev->pci_dev)
-		dev_info->driver_name = dev->driver->pci_drv.driver.name;
-	else
-		dev_info->driver_name = "virtio_user PMD";
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues =
 		RTE_MIN(hw->max_queue_pairs, VIRTIO_MAX_RX_QUEUES);
 	dev_info->max_tx_queues =
diff --git a/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c b/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c
index c08a056..f74d72c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xenvirt/rte_eth_xenvirt.c
@@ -70,8 +70,6 @@
 /* virtio_idx is increased after new device is created.*/
 static int virtio_idx = 0;
 
-static const char *drivername = "xen virtio PMD";
-
 static struct rte_eth_link pmd_link = {
 		.link_speed = ETH_SPEED_NUM_10G,
 		.link_duplex = ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX,
@@ -331,7 +329,6 @@ eth_dev_info(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	struct pmd_internals *internals = dev->data->dev_private;
 
 	RTE_SET_USED(internals);
-	dev_info->driver_name = drivername;
 	dev_info->max_mac_addrs = 1;
 	dev_info->max_rx_pktlen = (uint32_t)2048;
 	dev_info->max_rx_queues = (uint16_t)1;
@@ -675,7 +672,7 @@ eth_dev_xenvirt_create(const char *name, const char *params,
 
 	eth_dev->data->dev_flags = RTE_PCI_DRV_DETACHABLE;
 	eth_dev->data->kdrv = RTE_KDRV_NONE;
-	eth_dev->data->drv_name = drivername;
+	eth_dev->data->drv_name = "xen virtio PMD";
 	eth_dev->driver = NULL;
 	eth_dev->data->numa_node = numa_node;
 
