diff --git a/port/ios/src/bt_control_iphone.m b/port/ios/src/bt_control_iphone.m
index ae9c58595..51d45af83 100644
--- a/port/ios/src/bt_control_iphone.m
+++ b/port/ios/src/bt_control_iphone.m
@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ int iphone_system_is_valid(void *config){
     return 1;
 }
 
-static const char * iphone_name(void *config){
-    return get_machine_name();
-}
-
 // Get BD_ADDR from IORegistry
 static void ioregistry_get_info(void){
     mach_port_t mp;
@@ -760,7 +756,6 @@ bt_control_t bt_control_iphone = {
     .off    = iphone_off,
     .sleep  = iphone_sleep,
     .wake   = iphone_wake,
-    .name   = iphone_name,
     .register_for_power_notifications = iphone_register_for_power_notifications
 };
 
diff --git a/src/btstack_control.h b/src/btstack_control.h
index f10d73574..a5c9f5a21 100644
--- a/src/btstack_control.h
+++ b/src/btstack_control.h
@@ -64,11 +64,6 @@ typedef struct {
     int          (*off)  (void *config);  // <-- turn BT module off
     int          (*sleep)(void *config);  // <-- put BT module to sleep    - only to be called after ON
     int          (*wake) (void *config);  // <-- wake BT module from sleep - only to be called after SLEEP
-    
-    // check what it is needed for
-    const char * (*name) (void *config);  // <-- return hardware name
-    
-    // stays
     void         (*register_for_power_notifications)(void (*cb)(POWER_NOTIFICATION_t event));
 
     // move to hci.h