diff --git a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
index 7f987335b44c..e021f1106bea 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/hosts.c
@@ -292,11 +292,10 @@ int scsi_add_host_with_dma(struct Scsi_Host *shost, struct device *dev,
 	}
 
 	if (shost->transportt->create_work_queue) {
-		snprintf(shost->work_q_name, sizeof(shost->work_q_name),
-			 "scsi_wq_%d", shost->host_no);
-		shost->work_q = alloc_workqueue("%s",
-			WQ_SYSFS | __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND,
-			1, shost->work_q_name);
+		shost->work_q = alloc_workqueue(
+			"scsi_wq_%d",
+			WQ_SYSFS | __WQ_LEGACY | WQ_MEM_RECLAIM | WQ_UNBOUND, 1,
+			shost->host_no);
 
 		if (!shost->work_q) {
 			error = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
index 19a1c5c48935..2b4ab0369ffb 100644
--- a/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
+++ b/include/scsi/scsi_host.h
@@ -677,7 +677,6 @@ struct Scsi_Host {
 	/*
 	 * Optional work queue to be utilized by the transport
 	 */
-	char work_q_name[20];
 	struct workqueue_struct *work_q;
 
 	/*