diff --git a/IPython/kernel/inprocess/tests/test_kernelmanager.py b/IPython/kernel/inprocess/tests/test_kernelmanager.py
index 629dd37..f44a651 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/inprocess/tests/test_kernelmanager.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/inprocess/tests/test_kernelmanager.py
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ class InProcessKernelManagerTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEqual(msg['header']['msg_type'], 'inspect_reply')
         content = msg['content']
         assert content['found']
-        self.assertEqual(content['name'], 'foo')
         text = content['data']['text/plain']
         self.assertIn('int', text)
 
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py b/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py
index 9c9da71..0850a1d 100644
--- a/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/tests/test_message_spec.py
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@ class ExecuteReplyError(Reference):
 
 
 class InspectReply(MimeBundle):
-    name = Unicode()
     found = Bool()
 
 
@@ -315,7 +314,6 @@ def test_oinfo_found():
     validate_message(reply, 'inspect_reply', msg_id)
     content = reply['content']
     assert content['found']
-    nt.assert_equal(content['name'], 'a')
     text = content['data']['text/plain']
     nt.assert_in('Type:', text)
     nt.assert_in('Docstring:', text)
@@ -331,7 +329,6 @@ def test_oinfo_detail():
     validate_message(reply, 'inspect_reply', msg_id)
     content = reply['content']
     assert content['found']
-    nt.assert_equal(content['name'], 'ip.object_inspect')
     text = content['data']['text/plain']
     nt.assert_in('Definition:', text)
     nt.assert_in('Source:', text)
@@ -388,7 +385,6 @@ def test_stream():
     stdout = KC.iopub_channel.get_msg(timeout=TIMEOUT)
     validate_message(stdout, 'stream', msg_id)
     content = stdout['content']
-    nt.assert_equal(content['name'], u'stdout')
     nt.assert_equal(content['data'], u'hi\n')
 
 
diff --git a/IPython/kernel/zmq/ipkernel.py b/IPython/kernel/zmq/ipkernel.py
index 5f20b23..6e23029 100755
--- a/IPython/kernel/zmq/ipkernel.py
+++ b/IPython/kernel/zmq/ipkernel.py
@@ -514,7 +514,6 @@ class Kernel(Configurable):
         reply_content = {'status' : 'ok'}
         reply_content['data'] = data = {}
         reply_content['metadata'] = {}
-        reply_content['name'] = name
         reply_content['found'] = info['found']
         if info['found']:
             info_text = self.shell.object_inspect_text(