diff --git a/migen/bank/description.py b/migen/bank/description.py
index fd506fe21..e44cc56bf 100644
--- a/migen/bank/description.py
+++ b/migen/bank/description.py
@@ -8,8 +8,6 @@ class _CSRBase(HUID):
 		self.name = get_obj_var_name(name)
 		if self.name is None:
 			raise ValueError("Cannot extract CSR name from code, need to specify.")
-		if len(self.name) > 2 and self.name[:2] == "r_":
-			self.name = self.name[2:]
 		self.size = size
 
 class CSR(_CSRBase):