diff --git a/polly/include/polly/ScopInfo.h b/polly/include/polly/ScopInfo.h
index 0fb08767083f..5d444540e74b 100644
--- a/polly/include/polly/ScopInfo.h
+++ b/polly/include/polly/ScopInfo.h
@@ -1709,9 +1709,6 @@ private:
   /// The underlying Region.
   Region &R;
 
-  /// The name of the SCoP (identical to the regions name)
-  std::string name;
-
   /// The ID to be assigned to the next Scop in a function
   static int NextScopID;
 
@@ -2442,7 +2439,7 @@ public:
   /// could be executed.
   bool isEmpty() const { return Stmts.empty(); }
 
-  const StringRef getName() const { return name; }
+  const StringRef getName() const { return R.getNameStr(); }
 
   using array_iterator = ArrayInfoSetTy::iterator;
   using const_array_iterator = ArrayInfoSetTy::const_iterator;
diff --git a/polly/lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp b/polly/lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp
index f5127efc4ff9..8ffd6a3c415d 100644
--- a/polly/lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp
+++ b/polly/lib/Analysis/ScopInfo.cpp
@@ -3327,8 +3327,8 @@ Scop::Scop(Region &R, ScalarEvolution &ScalarEvolution, LoopInfo &LI,
            DominatorTree &DT, ScopDetection::DetectionContext &DC,
            OptimizationRemarkEmitter &ORE)
     : IslCtx(isl_ctx_alloc(), isl_ctx_free), SE(&ScalarEvolution), DT(&DT),
-      R(R), name(R.getNameStr()), HasSingleExitEdge(R.getExitingBlock()),
-      DC(DC), ORE(ORE), Affinator(this, LI),
+      R(R), HasSingleExitEdge(R.getExitingBlock()), DC(DC), ORE(ORE),
+      Affinator(this, LI),
       ID(getNextID((*R.getEntry()->getParent()).getName().str())) {
   if (IslOnErrorAbort)
     isl_options_set_on_error(getIslCtx().get(), ISL_ON_ERROR_ABORT);