diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc
index 4a92d4109..a303fc138 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-arabic.cc
@@ -689,7 +689,6 @@ reorder_marks_arabic (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan,
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_arabic =
 {
-  "arabic",
   collect_features_arabic,
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   data_create_arabic,
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-default.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-default.cc
index 99b53a5a8..68a62a10d 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-default.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-default.cc
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_default =
 {
-  "default",
   nullptr, /* collect_features */
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   nullptr, /* data_create */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hangul.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hangul.cc
index 0f3337ff0..7508c223c 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hangul.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hangul.cc
@@ -414,7 +414,6 @@ setup_masks_hangul (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan,
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_hangul =
 {
-  "hangul",
   collect_features_hangul,
   override_features_hangul,
   data_create_hangul,
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hebrew.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hebrew.cc
index fccd76a45..ba78186a0 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hebrew.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-hebrew.cc
@@ -169,7 +169,6 @@ disable_otl_hebrew (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan)
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_hebrew =
 {
-  "hebrew",
   nullptr, /* collect_features */
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   nullptr, /* data_create */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
index 05a513692..1937380b8 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-indic.cc
@@ -1843,7 +1843,6 @@ compose_indic (const hb_ot_shape_normalize_context_t *c,
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_indic =
 {
-  "indic",
   collect_features_indic,
   override_features_indic,
   data_create_indic,
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar.cc
index f446fe625..5ea1dbff2 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-myanmar.cc
@@ -512,7 +512,6 @@ final_reordering (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan,
  * generic shaper, except that it zeros mark advances GDEF_LATE. */
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_myanmar_old =
 {
-  "default",
   nullptr, /* collect_features */
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   nullptr, /* data_create */
@@ -531,7 +530,6 @@ const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_myanmar_old =
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_myanmar =
 {
-  "myanmar",
   collect_features_myanmar,
   override_features_myanmar,
   nullptr, /* data_create */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-private.hh b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-private.hh
index 4951cb5f1..fb2f61157 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-private.hh
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-private.hh
@@ -65,8 +65,6 @@ enum hb_ot_shape_zero_width_marks_type_t {
 
 struct hb_ot_complex_shaper_t
 {
-  char name[8];
-
   /* collect_features()
    * Called during shape_plan().
    * Shapers should use plan->map to add their features and callbacks.
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-thai.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-thai.cc
index 58a0a41e3..6ba925c67 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-thai.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-thai.cc
@@ -366,7 +366,6 @@ preprocess_text_thai (const hb_ot_shape_plan_t *plan,
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_thai =
 {
-  "thai",
   nullptr, /* collect_features */
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   nullptr, /* data_create */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-tibetan.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-tibetan.cc
index e87f1a4e3..eaac0bf68 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-tibetan.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-tibetan.cc
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@ collect_features_tibetan (hb_ot_shape_planner_t *plan)
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_tibetan =
 {
-  "default",
   collect_features_tibetan,
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   nullptr, /* data_create */
diff --git a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-use.cc b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-use.cc
index a2cacac59..62acd697b 100644
--- a/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-use.cc
+++ b/src/hb-ot-shape-complex-use.cc
@@ -595,7 +595,6 @@ compose_use (const hb_ot_shape_normalize_context_t *c,
 
 const hb_ot_complex_shaper_t _hb_ot_complex_shaper_use =
 {
-  "use",
   collect_features_use,
   nullptr, /* override_features */
   data_create_use,