diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-8000.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-8000.c
index 97be104d1203..b5c57eebf995 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-8000.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-8000.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 #define IWL8260_SMEM_OFFSET		0x400000
 #define IWL8260_SMEM_LEN		0x68000
 
-#define IWL8000_FW_PRE "iwlwifi-8000"
+#define IWL8000_FW_PRE "iwlwifi-8000C-"
 #define IWL8000_MODULE_FIRMWARE(api) \
 	IWL8000_FW_PRE "-" __stringify(api) ".ucode"
 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
index 33d0d51e32e9..9e45bf9c6071 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/intel/iwlwifi/iwl-drv.c
@@ -238,19 +238,6 @@ static int iwl_request_firmware(struct iwl_drv *drv, bool first)
 	snprintf(drv->firmware_name, sizeof(drv->firmware_name), "%s%s.ucode",
 		 name_pre, tag);
 
-	/*
-	 * Starting 8000B - FW name format has changed. This overwrites the
-	 * previous name and uses the new format.
-	 */
-	if (drv->trans->cfg->device_family == IWL_DEVICE_FAMILY_8000) {
-		char rev_step = 'A' + CSR_HW_REV_STEP(drv->trans->hw_rev);
-
-		if (rev_step != 'A')
-			snprintf(drv->firmware_name,
-				 sizeof(drv->firmware_name), "%s%c-%s.ucode",
-				 name_pre, rev_step, tag);
-	}
-
 	IWL_DEBUG_INFO(drv, "attempting to load firmware %s'%s'\n",
 		       (drv->fw_index == UCODE_EXPERIMENTAL_INDEX)
 				? "EXPERIMENTAL " : "",