diff --git a/drivers/media/common/uvc.c b/drivers/media/common/uvc.c
index 2b4df3e8f48a..9c0ba7a6c185 100644
--- a/drivers/media/common/uvc.c
+++ b/drivers/media/common/uvc.c
@@ -13,192 +13,154 @@
 
 static const struct uvc_format_desc uvc_fmts[] = {
 	{
-		.name		= "YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_YUY2,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "YUV 4:2:2 (YUYV)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_YUY2_ISIGHT,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "YUV 4:2:0 (NV12)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_NV12,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_NV12,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "MJPEG",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_MJPEG,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_MJPEG,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "YVU 4:2:0 (YV12)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_YV12,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_YVU420,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "YUV 4:2:0 (I420)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_I420,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUV420,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "YUV 4:2:0 (M420)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_M420,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_M420,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "YUV 4:2:2 (UYVY)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_UYVY,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 8-bit (Y800)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y800,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 8-bit (Y8  )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y8,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 8-bit (D3DFMT_L8)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_D3DFMT_L8,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "IR 8-bit (L8_IR)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_KSMEDIA_L8_IR,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_GREY,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 10-bit (Y10 )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y10,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y10,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 12-bit (Y12 )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y12,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y12,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 16-bit (Y16 )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y16,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "BGGR Bayer (BY8 )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BY8,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "BGGR Bayer (BA81)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BA81,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR8,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "GBRG Bayer (GBRG)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_GBRG,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG8,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "GRBG Bayer (GRBG)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_GRBG,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG8,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "RGGB Bayer (RGGB)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_RGGB,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB8,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "RGB565",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_RGBP,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB565,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "BGR 8:8:8 (BGR3)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BGR3,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "BGRA/X 8:8:8:8 (BGR4)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BGR4,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_XBGR32,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "H.264",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_H264,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_H264,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "H.265",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_H265,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 8 L/R (Y8I)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y8I,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y8I,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 12 L/R (Y12I)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Y12I,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y12I,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Depth data 16-bit (Z16)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_Z16,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Z16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Bayer 10-bit (SRGGB10P)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_RW10,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB10P,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Bayer 16-bit (SBGGR16)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_BG16,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SBGGR16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Bayer 16-bit (SGBRG16)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_GB16,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGBRG16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Bayer 16-bit (SRGGB16)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_RG16,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SRGGB16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Bayer 16-bit (SGRBG16)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_GR16,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Depth data 16-bit (Z16)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_INVZ,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Z16,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "Greyscale 10-bit (Y10 )",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_INVI,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_Y10,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "IR:Depth 26-bit (INZI)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_INZI,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_INZI,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "4-bit Depth Confidence (Packed)",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_CNF4,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_CNF4,
 	},
 	{
-		.name		= "HEVC",
 		.guid		= UVC_GUID_FORMAT_HEVC,
 		.fcc		= V4L2_PIX_FMT_HEVC,
 	},
diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_v4l2.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_v4l2.c
index 21e573e628f4..3f0a9795c0d4 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_v4l2.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/function/uvc_v4l2.c
@@ -374,15 +374,9 @@ uvc_v4l2_enum_format(struct file *file, void *fh, struct v4l2_fmtdesc *f)
 	if (!uformat)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (uformat->type != UVCG_UNCOMPRESSED)
-		f->flags |= V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED;
-
 	fmtdesc = to_uvc_format(uformat);
 	f->pixelformat = fmtdesc->fcc;
 
-	strscpy(f->description, fmtdesc->name, sizeof(f->description));
-	f->description[strlen(fmtdesc->name) - 1] = 0;
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/include/linux/usb/uvc.h b/include/linux/usb/uvc.h
index b0210c5c5406..88d96095bcb1 100644
--- a/include/linux/usb/uvc.h
+++ b/include/linux/usb/uvc.h
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@
 	 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0xaa, 0x00, 0x38, 0x9b, 0x71}
 
 struct uvc_format_desc {
-	char *name;
 	u8 guid[16];
 	u32 fcc;
 };