diff --git a/fs/kernfs/dir.c b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
index 35e4087..6acc964 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/dir.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/dir.c
@@ -411,8 +411,9 @@
 
 	if (kernfs_type(kn) == KERNFS_LINK)
 		kernfs_put(kn->symlink.target_kn);
-	if (!(kn->flags & KERNFS_STATIC_NAME))
-		kfree_const(kn->name);
+
+	kfree_const(kn->name);
+
 	if (kn->iattr) {
 		if (kn->iattr->ia_secdata)
 			security_release_secctx(kn->iattr->ia_secdata,
@@ -506,15 +507,12 @@
 					     const char *name, umode_t mode,
 					     unsigned flags)
 {
-	const char *dup_name = NULL;
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!(flags & KERNFS_STATIC_NAME)) {
-		name = dup_name = kstrdup_const(name, GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!name)
-			return NULL;
-	}
+	name = kstrdup_const(name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!name)
+		return NULL;
 
 	kn = kmem_cache_zalloc(kernfs_node_cache, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!kn)
@@ -538,7 +536,7 @@
  err_out2:
 	kmem_cache_free(kernfs_node_cache, kn);
  err_out1:
-	kfree_const(dup_name);
+	kfree_const(name);
 	return NULL;
 }
 
@@ -1285,9 +1283,7 @@
 
 	kn->ns = new_ns;
 	if (new_name) {
-		if (!(kn->flags & KERNFS_STATIC_NAME))
-			old_name = kn->name;
-		kn->flags &= ~KERNFS_STATIC_NAME;
+		old_name = kn->name;
 		kn->name = new_name;
 	}
 
diff --git a/fs/kernfs/file.c b/fs/kernfs/file.c
index ddc9f96..b684e8a 100644
--- a/fs/kernfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/kernfs/file.c
@@ -901,7 +901,6 @@
  * @ops: kernfs operations for the file
  * @priv: private data for the file
  * @ns: optional namespace tag of the file
- * @name_is_static: don't copy file name
  * @key: lockdep key for the file's active_ref, %NULL to disable lockdep
  *
  * Returns the created node on success, ERR_PTR() value on error.
@@ -911,7 +910,6 @@
 					 umode_t mode, loff_t size,
 					 const struct kernfs_ops *ops,
 					 void *priv, const void *ns,
-					 bool name_is_static,
 					 struct lock_class_key *key)
 {
 	struct kernfs_node *kn;
@@ -919,8 +917,6 @@
 	int rc;
 
 	flags = KERNFS_FILE;
-	if (name_is_static)
-		flags |= KERNFS_STATIC_NAME;
 
 	kn = kernfs_new_node(parent, name, (mode & S_IALLUGO) | S_IFREG, flags);
 	if (!kn)
diff --git a/fs/sysfs/file.c b/fs/sysfs/file.c
index dfe928a..7c2867b 100644
--- a/fs/sysfs/file.c
+++ b/fs/sysfs/file.c
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@
 		key = attr->key ?: (struct lock_class_key *)&attr->skey;
 #endif
 	kn = __kernfs_create_file(parent, attr->name, mode & 0777, size, ops,
-				  (void *)attr, ns, true, key);
+				  (void *)attr, ns, key);
 	if (IS_ERR(kn)) {
 		if (PTR_ERR(kn) == -EEXIST)
 			sysfs_warn_dup(parent, attr->name);