diff --git a/programs/regedit/regedit.c b/programs/regedit/regedit.c
index 0c587d6bf8c..41ef20498f0 100644
--- a/programs/regedit/regedit.c
+++ b/programs/regedit/regedit.c
@@ -59,6 +59,11 @@ typedef enum {
 } REGEDIT_ACTION;
 
 
+const CHAR *getAppName(void)
+{
+    return "regedit";
+}
+
 /******************************************************************************
  * Copies file name from command line string to the buffer.
  * Rewinds the command line string pointer to the next non-space character
@@ -229,7 +234,6 @@ BOOL ProcessCmdLine(LPSTR lpCmdLine)
     LPSTR s = lpCmdLine;        /* command line pointer */
     CHAR ch = *s;               /* current character */
 
-    setAppName("regedit");
     while (ch && ((ch == '-') || (ch == '/'))) {
         char chu;
         char ch2;
diff --git a/programs/regedit/regproc.c b/programs/regedit/regproc.c
index 27181944b5e..c796d0badcb 100644
--- a/programs/regedit/regproc.c
+++ b/programs/regedit/regproc.c
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ static HKEY  currentKeyClass  = 0;
 static HKEY  currentKeyHandle = 0;
 static BOOL  bTheKeyIsOpen    = FALSE;
 
-static const CHAR *app_name = "UNKNOWN";
-
 static const CHAR *reg_class_names[] = {
                                      "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE", "HKEY_USERS", "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT",
                                      "HKEY_CURRENT_CONFIG", "HKEY_CURRENT_USER", "HKEY_DYN_DATA"
@@ -1229,17 +1227,3 @@ void delete_registry_key(CHAR *reg_key_name)
     }
     HeapFree(GetProcessHeap(), 0, branch_name);
 }
-
-/******************************************************************************
- * Sets the application name. Then application name is used in the error
- * reporting.
- */
-void setAppName(const CHAR *name)
-{
-    app_name = name;
-}
-
-const CHAR *getAppName(void)
-{
-    return app_name;
-}
diff --git a/programs/regedit/regproc.h b/programs/regedit/regproc.h
index 0b23c6aff73..b462546a328 100644
--- a/programs/regedit/regproc.h
+++ b/programs/regedit/regproc.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ BOOL export_registry_key(CHAR *file_name, CHAR *reg_key_name);
 BOOL import_registry_file(LPTSTR filename);
 void delete_registry_key(CHAR *reg_key_name);
 
-void setAppName(const CHAR *name);
 const CHAR *getAppName(void);
 
 void processRegLines(FILE *in, CommandAPI command);