diff --git a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
index 94b6617a071a..24045b4e29dc 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
+++ b/src/librustdoc/lib.rs
@@ -519,17 +519,12 @@ fn main_options(options: config::Options) -> MainResult {
     // compiler all the way through the analysis passes. The rustdoc output is
     // then generated from the cleaned AST of the crate. This runs all the
     // plug/cleaning passes.
-    let crate_name = options.crate_name.clone();
     let crate_version = options.crate_version.clone();
     let output_format = options.output_format;
     let (mut krate, renderinfo, renderopts, sess) = core::run_core(options);
 
     info!("finished with rustc");
 
-    if let Some(name) = crate_name {
-        krate.name = name
-    }
-
     krate.version = crate_version;
 
     if show_coverage {