diff --git a/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h b/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h
index 8d2adda..af152d0 100644
--- a/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h
+++ b/include/sysemu/cryptodev.h
@@ -218,8 +218,6 @@
 
 struct CryptoDevBackendClient {
     QCryptodevBackendType type;
-    char *model;
-    char *name;
     char *info_str;
     unsigned int queue_index;
     int vring_enable;
@@ -264,11 +262,8 @@
 
 /**
  * cryptodev_backend_new_client:
- * @model: the cryptodev backend model
- * @name: the cryptodev backend name, can be NULL
  *
- * Creates a new cryptodev backend client object
- * with the @name in the model @model.
+ * Creates a new cryptodev backend client object.
  *
  * The returned object must be released with
  * cryptodev_backend_free_client() when no
@@ -276,9 +271,8 @@
  *
  * Returns: a new cryptodev backend client object
  */
-CryptoDevBackendClient *
-cryptodev_backend_new_client(const char *model,
-                                    const char *name);
+CryptoDevBackendClient *cryptodev_backend_new_client(void);
+
 /**
  * cryptodev_backend_free_client:
  * @cc: the cryptodev backend client object