diff --git a/namedev_parse.c b/namedev_parse.c
index ccacceceb4..4afa85cfa9 100644
--- a/namedev_parse.c
+++ b/namedev_parse.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ void dump_perm_dev_list(void)
 		dump_perm_dev(dev);
 }
 
-/* extract possible KEY{attr} or KEY_attr */
+/* extract possible KEY{attr} */
 static char *get_key_attribute(char *str)
 {
 	char *pos;
@@ -132,13 +132,6 @@ static char *get_key_attribute(char *str)
 		return attr;
 	}
 
-	attr = strchr(str, '_');
-	if (attr != NULL) {
-		attr++;
-		dbg("attribute='%s'", attr);
-		return attr;
-	}
-
 	return NULL;
 }