diff --git a/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c b/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
index ecca2a076..225b3cf88 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/dco_freebsd.c
@@ -232,7 +232,6 @@ create_interface(struct tuntap *tt, const char *dev)
     }
 
     snprintf(tt->dco.ifname, IFNAMSIZ, "%s", ifr.ifr_data);
-    tt->actual_name = string_alloc(tt->dco.ifname, NULL);
 
     /* see "Interface Flags" in ifnet(9) */
     int i = IFF_POINTOPOINT | IFF_MULTICAST;
diff --git a/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c b/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
index b2fdbf53f..e5cea3c71 100644
--- a/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
+++ b/src/openvpn/dco_linux.c
@@ -457,7 +457,6 @@ open_tun_dco(struct tuntap *tt, openvpn_net_ctx_t *ctx, const char *dev)
         msg(M_FATAL, "DCO: cannot retrieve ifindex for interface %s", dev);
     }
 
-    tt->actual_name = string_alloc(dev, NULL);
     tt->dco.dco_message_peer_id = -1;
 
     ovpn_dco_register(&tt->dco);