diff --git a/sys/dev/flash/at45d.c b/sys/dev/flash/at45d.c
index 427eafae9418..6afe65911480 100644
--- a/sys/dev/flash/at45d.c
+++ b/sys/dev/flash/at45d.c
@@ -381,7 +381,6 @@ at45d_delayed_attach(void *xsc)
 	sc->disk->d_mediasize = pagesize * ident->pagecount;
 	sc->disk->d_unit = device_get_unit(sc->dev);
 	disk_create(sc->disk, DISK_VERSION);
-	disk_add_alias(sc->disk, "flash/spi");
 	bioq_init(&sc->bio_queue);
 	kproc_create(&at45d_task, sc, &sc->p, 0, 0, "task: at45d flash");
 	sc->taskstate = TSTATE_RUNNING;
diff --git a/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c b/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c
index b95fdcabbd4b..ffd2946062b8 100644
--- a/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c
+++ b/sys/dev/flash/mx25l.c
@@ -510,7 +510,7 @@ mx25l_attach(device_t dev)
 	sc->sc_disk->d_strategy = mx25l_strategy;
 	sc->sc_disk->d_getattr = mx25l_getattr;
 	sc->sc_disk->d_ioctl = mx25l_ioctl;
-	sc->sc_disk->d_name = "flash/mx25l";
+	sc->sc_disk->d_name = "flash/spi";
 	sc->sc_disk->d_drv1 = sc;
 	sc->sc_disk->d_maxsize = DFLTPHYS;
 	sc->sc_disk->d_sectorsize = MX25L_SECTORSIZE;
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ mx25l_attach(device_t dev)
 	    sizeof(sc->sc_disk->d_descr));
 
 	disk_create(sc->sc_disk, DISK_VERSION);
-	disk_add_alias(sc->sc_disk, "flash/spi");
 	bioq_init(&sc->sc_bio_queue);
 
 	kproc_create(&mx25l_task, sc, &sc->sc_p, 0, 0, "task: mx25l flash");