2 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Module.scala b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Module.scala
index 62b6d5ce..bd406529 100644
--- a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Module.scala
+++ b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/core/Module.scala
@@ -124,18 +124,9 @@ extends HasId {
   /** Legalized name of this module. */
   final val name = Builder.globalNamespace.name(desiredName)
 
-  /** FIRRTL Module name */
-  private var _modName: Option[String] = None
-  private[chisel3] def setModName(name: String) = _modName = Some(name)
-  def modName = _modName match {
-    case Some(name) => name
-    case None => throwException("modName should be called after circuit elaboration")
-  }
-
   /** Keep component for signal names */
   private[chisel3] var _component: Option[Component] = None
 
-
   /** Signal name (for simulation). */
   override def instanceName =
     if (_parent == None) name else _component match {
diff --git a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/internal/Builder.scala b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/internal/Builder.scala
index 60ce6d5d..cf86b0e7 100644
--- a/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/internal/Builder.scala
+++ b/chiselFrontend/src/main/scala/chisel3/internal/Builder.scala
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ private[chisel3] trait HasId extends InstanceId {
     case None => throwException(s"$instanceName doesn't have a parent")
   }
   def parentModName = _parent match {
-    case Some(p) => p.modName
+    case Some(p) => p.name
     case None => throwException(s"$instanceName doesn't have a parent")
   }