diff --git a/src/udev/udevd.c b/src/udev/udevd.c
index 2c9de63da6..e3a2742733 100644
--- a/src/udev/udevd.c
+++ b/src/udev/udevd.c
@@ -714,8 +714,6 @@ static int worker_main(Manager *_manager, sd_device_monitor *monitor, sd_device
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to start device monitor: %m");
 
-        (void) sd_event_source_set_description(sd_device_monitor_get_event_source(monitor), "worker-device-monitor");
-
         /* Process first device */
         (void) worker_device_monitor_handler(monitor, dev, manager);
 
@@ -1957,8 +1955,6 @@ static int main_loop(Manager *manager) {
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to start device monitor: %m");
 
-        (void) sd_event_source_set_description(sd_device_monitor_get_event_source(manager->monitor), "device-monitor");
-
         r = sd_event_add_io(manager->event, NULL, fd_worker, EPOLLIN, on_worker, manager);
         if (r < 0)
                 return log_error_errno(r, "Failed to create worker event source: %m");