diff --git a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/soc_camera.c b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/soc_camera.c
index 1ed0a0bc8d44..2049037149a1 100644
--- a/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/soc_camera.c
+++ b/drivers/media/platform/soc_camera/soc_camera.c
@@ -1364,7 +1364,7 @@ static int soc_camera_i2c_init(struct soc_camera_device *icd,
 	snprintf(clk_name, sizeof(clk_name), "%d-%04x",
 		 shd->i2c_adapter_id, shd->board_info->addr);
 
-	icd->clk = v4l2_clk_register(&soc_camera_clk_ops, clk_name, "mclk", icd);
+	icd->clk = v4l2_clk_register(&soc_camera_clk_ops, clk_name, icd);
 	if (IS_ERR(icd->clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(icd->clk);
 		goto eclkreg;
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ static int scan_async_group(struct soc_camera_host *ici,
 	snprintf(clk_name, sizeof(clk_name), "%d-%04x",
 		 sasd->asd.match.i2c.adapter_id, sasd->asd.match.i2c.address);
 
-	icd->clk = v4l2_clk_register(&soc_camera_clk_ops, clk_name, "mclk", icd);
+	icd->clk = v4l2_clk_register(&soc_camera_clk_ops, clk_name, icd);
 	if (IS_ERR(icd->clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(icd->clk);
 		goto eclkreg;
@@ -1650,7 +1650,7 @@ static int soc_of_bind(struct soc_camera_host *ici,
 		snprintf(clk_name, sizeof(clk_name), "of-%s",
 			 of_node_full_name(remote));
 
-	icd->clk = v4l2_clk_register(&soc_camera_clk_ops, clk_name, "mclk", icd);
+	icd->clk = v4l2_clk_register(&soc_camera_clk_ops, clk_name, icd);
 	if (IS_ERR(icd->clk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(icd->clk);
 		goto eclkreg;
diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-camera.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-camera.c
index 7be661f73930..a4b22c2c3ba7 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-camera.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-camera.c
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ int em28xx_init_camera(struct em28xx *dev)
 
 	v4l2_clk_name_i2c(clk_name, sizeof(clk_name),
 			  i2c_adapter_id(adap), client->addr);
-	v4l2->clk = v4l2_clk_register_fixed(clk_name, "mclk", -EINVAL);
+	v4l2->clk = v4l2_clk_register_fixed(clk_name, -EINVAL);
 	if (IS_ERR(v4l2->clk))
 		return PTR_ERR(v4l2->clk);
 
diff --git a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-clk.c b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-clk.c
index e18cc0469cf8..3ff0b0093b0e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-clk.c
+++ b/drivers/media/v4l2-core/v4l2-clk.c
@@ -23,17 +23,13 @@
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(clk_lock);
 static LIST_HEAD(clk_list);
 
-static struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_find(const char *dev_id, const char *id)
+static struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_find(const char *dev_id)
 {
 	struct v4l2_clk *clk;
 
-	list_for_each_entry(clk, &clk_list, list) {
-		if (strcmp(dev_id, clk->dev_id))
-			continue;
-
-		if (!id || !clk->id || !strcmp(clk->id, id))
+	list_for_each_entry(clk, &clk_list, list)
+		if (!strcmp(dev_id, clk->dev_id))
 			return clk;
-	}
 
 	return ERR_PTR(-ENODEV);
 }
@@ -43,7 +39,7 @@ struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id)
 	struct v4l2_clk *clk;
 
 	mutex_lock(&clk_lock);
-	clk = v4l2_clk_find(dev_name(dev), id);
+	clk = v4l2_clk_find(dev_name(dev));
 
 	if (!IS_ERR(clk))
 		atomic_inc(&clk->use_count);
@@ -127,8 +123,8 @@ void v4l2_clk_disable(struct v4l2_clk *clk)
 	mutex_lock(&clk->lock);
 
 	enable = --clk->enable;
-	if (WARN(enable < 0, "Unbalanced %s() on %s:%s!\n", __func__,
-		 clk->dev_id, clk->id))
+	if (WARN(enable < 0, "Unbalanced %s() on %s!\n", __func__,
+		 clk->dev_id))
 		clk->enable++;
 	else if (!enable && clk->ops->disable)
 		clk->ops->disable(clk);
@@ -181,7 +177,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_clk_set_rate);
 
 struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_register(const struct v4l2_clk_ops *ops,
 				   const char *dev_id,
-				   const char *id, void *priv)
+				   void *priv)
 {
 	struct v4l2_clk *clk;
 	int ret;
@@ -193,9 +189,8 @@ struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_register(const struct v4l2_clk_ops *ops,
 	if (!clk)
 		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
-	clk->id = kstrdup(id, GFP_KERNEL);
 	clk->dev_id = kstrdup(dev_id, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if ((id && !clk->id) || !clk->dev_id) {
+	if (!clk->dev_id) {
 		ret = -ENOMEM;
 		goto ealloc;
 	}
@@ -205,7 +200,7 @@ struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_register(const struct v4l2_clk_ops *ops,
 	mutex_init(&clk->lock);
 
 	mutex_lock(&clk_lock);
-	if (!IS_ERR(v4l2_clk_find(dev_id, id))) {
+	if (!IS_ERR(v4l2_clk_find(dev_id))) {
 		mutex_unlock(&clk_lock);
 		ret = -EEXIST;
 		goto eexist;
@@ -217,7 +212,6 @@ struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_register(const struct v4l2_clk_ops *ops,
 
 eexist:
 ealloc:
-	kfree(clk->id);
 	kfree(clk->dev_id);
 	kfree(clk);
 	return ERR_PTR(ret);
@@ -227,15 +221,14 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(v4l2_clk_register);
 void v4l2_clk_unregister(struct v4l2_clk *clk)
 {
 	if (WARN(atomic_read(&clk->use_count),
-		 "%s(): Refusing to unregister ref-counted %s:%s clock!\n",
-		 __func__, clk->dev_id, clk->id))
+		 "%s(): Refusing to unregister ref-counted %s clock!\n",
+		 __func__, clk->dev_id))
 		return;
 
 	mutex_lock(&clk_lock);
 	list_del(&clk->list);
 	mutex_unlock(&clk_lock);
 
-	kfree(clk->id);
 	kfree(clk->dev_id);
 	kfree(clk);
 }
@@ -253,7 +246,7 @@ static unsigned long fixed_get_rate(struct v4l2_clk *clk)
 }
 
 struct v4l2_clk *__v4l2_clk_register_fixed(const char *dev_id,
-		const char *id, unsigned long rate, struct module *owner)
+				unsigned long rate, struct module *owner)
 {
 	struct v4l2_clk *clk;
 	struct v4l2_clk_fixed *priv = kzalloc(sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -265,7 +258,7 @@ struct v4l2_clk *__v4l2_clk_register_fixed(const char *dev_id,
 	priv->ops.get_rate = fixed_get_rate;
 	priv->ops.owner = owner;
 
-	clk = v4l2_clk_register(&priv->ops, dev_id, id, priv);
+	clk = v4l2_clk_register(&priv->ops, dev_id, priv);
 	if (IS_ERR(clk))
 		kfree(priv);
 
diff --git a/include/media/v4l2-clk.h b/include/media/v4l2-clk.h
index 0b36cc138304..928045f4e70c 100644
--- a/include/media/v4l2-clk.h
+++ b/include/media/v4l2-clk.h
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ struct v4l2_clk {
 	struct list_head list;
 	const struct v4l2_clk_ops *ops;
 	const char *dev_id;
-	const char *id;
 	int enable;
 	struct mutex lock; /* Protect the enable count */
 	atomic_t use_count;
@@ -43,7 +42,7 @@ struct v4l2_clk_ops {
 
 struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_register(const struct v4l2_clk_ops *ops,
 				   const char *dev_name,
-				   const char *name, void *priv);
+				   void *priv);
 void v4l2_clk_unregister(struct v4l2_clk *clk);
 struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_get(struct device *dev, const char *id);
 void v4l2_clk_put(struct v4l2_clk *clk);
@@ -55,14 +54,13 @@ int v4l2_clk_set_rate(struct v4l2_clk *clk, unsigned long rate);
 struct module;
 
 struct v4l2_clk *__v4l2_clk_register_fixed(const char *dev_id,
-		const char *id, unsigned long rate, struct module *owner);
+			unsigned long rate, struct module *owner);
 void v4l2_clk_unregister_fixed(struct v4l2_clk *clk);
 
 static inline struct v4l2_clk *v4l2_clk_register_fixed(const char *dev_id,
-							const char *id,
 							unsigned long rate)
 {
-	return __v4l2_clk_register_fixed(dev_id, id, rate, THIS_MODULE);
+	return __v4l2_clk_register_fixed(dev_id, rate, THIS_MODULE);
 }
 
 #define v4l2_clk_name_i2c(name, size, adap, client) snprintf(name, size, \