diff --git a/libtransmission/metainfo.cc b/libtransmission/metainfo.cc
index d11843c13..19dbd7401 100644
--- a/libtransmission/metainfo.cc
+++ b/libtransmission/metainfo.cc
@@ -460,20 +460,13 @@ static char const* tr_metainfoParseImpl(
             if (tr_variantDictFindStrView(d, TR_KEY_display_name, &sv))
             {
                 tr_free(inf->name);
-                tr_free(inf->originalName);
                 inf->name = tr_strvDup(sv);
-                inf->originalName = tr_strvDup(sv);
             }
 
             if (inf->name == nullptr)
             {
                 inf->name = tr_strdup(inf->hashString);
             }
-
-            if (inf->originalName == nullptr)
-            {
-                inf->originalName = tr_strdup(inf->hashString);
-            }
         }
         else // not a magnet link and has no info dict...
         {
@@ -510,9 +503,7 @@ static char const* tr_metainfoParseImpl(
         }
 
         tr_free(inf->name);
-        tr_free(inf->originalName);
         inf->name = tr_utf8clean(sv);
-        inf->originalName = tr_strdup(inf->name);
     }
 
     /* comment */
@@ -655,7 +646,6 @@ void tr_metainfoFree(tr_info* inf)
     tr_free(inf->creator);
     tr_free(inf->source);
     tr_free(inf->torrent);
-    tr_free(inf->originalName);
     tr_free(inf->name);
 
     for (unsigned int i = 0; i < inf->trackerCount; i++)
diff --git a/libtransmission/transmission.h b/libtransmission/transmission.h
index 42e3c76a8..b0fd1c762 100644
--- a/libtransmission/transmission.h
+++ b/libtransmission/transmission.h
@@ -1589,10 +1589,6 @@ struct tr_info
     /* total size of the torrent, in bytes */
     uint64_t totalSize;
 
-    /* The original name that came in this torrent's metainfo.
-     * CLIENT CODE: NOT USE THIS FIELD. */
-    char* originalName;
-
     /* The torrent's name. */
     char* name;