diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
index 6631a9dfafd..7c7d6a6dc0f 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/crash.c
@@ -239,7 +239,6 @@ kdump_init_notifier(struct notifier_block *self, unsigned long val, void *data)
 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
 static ctl_table kdump_ctl_table[] = {
 	{
-		.ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname = "kdump_on_init",
 		.data = &kdump_on_init,
 		.maxlen = sizeof(int),
@@ -247,24 +246,22 @@ static ctl_table kdump_ctl_table[] = {
 		.proc_handler = &proc_dointvec,
 	},
 	{
-		.ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname = "kdump_on_fatal_mca",
 		.data = &kdump_on_fatal_mca,
 		.maxlen = sizeof(int),
 		.mode = 0644,
 		.proc_handler = &proc_dointvec,
 	},
-	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
+	{ }
 };
 
 static ctl_table sys_table[] = {
 	{
-	  .ctl_name = CTL_KERN,
 	  .procname = "kernel",
 	  .mode = 0555,
 	  .child = kdump_ctl_table,
 	},
-	{ .ctl_name = 0 }
+	{ }
 };
 #endif
 
diff --git a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
index f1782705b1f..ca30b364640 100644
--- a/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
+++ b/arch/ia64/kernel/perfmon.c
@@ -522,7 +522,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(pfm_sysctl);
 
 static ctl_table pfm_ctl_table[]={
 	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "debug",
 		.data		= &pfm_sysctl.debug,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
@@ -530,7 +529,6 @@ static ctl_table pfm_ctl_table[]={
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
 	},
 	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "debug_ovfl",
 		.data		= &pfm_sysctl.debug_ovfl,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
@@ -538,7 +536,6 @@ static ctl_table pfm_ctl_table[]={
 		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
 	},
 	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "fastctxsw",
 		.data		= &pfm_sysctl.fastctxsw,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
@@ -546,7 +543,6 @@ static ctl_table pfm_ctl_table[]={
 		.proc_handler	=  &proc_dointvec,
 	},
 	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "expert_mode",
 		.data		= &pfm_sysctl.expert_mode,
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
@@ -557,7 +553,6 @@ static ctl_table pfm_ctl_table[]={
 };
 static ctl_table pfm_sysctl_dir[] = {
 	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 		.procname	= "perfmon",
 		.mode		= 0555,
 		.child		= pfm_ctl_table,
@@ -566,7 +561,6 @@ static ctl_table pfm_sysctl_dir[] = {
 };
 static ctl_table pfm_sysctl_root[] = {
 	{
-		.ctl_name	= CTL_KERN,
 		.procname	= "kernel",
 		.mode		= 0555,
 		.child		= pfm_sysctl_dir,
diff --git a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
index fd3688a3e23..ce98b9373be 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/sgi-xp/xpc_main.c
@@ -89,48 +89,40 @@ static int xpc_disengage_max_timelimit = 120;
 
 static ctl_table xpc_sys_xpc_hb_dir[] = {
 	{
-	 .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 	 .procname = "hb_interval",
 	 .data = &xpc_hb_interval,
 	 .maxlen = sizeof(int),
 	 .mode = 0644,
 	 .proc_handler = &proc_dointvec_minmax,
-	 .strategy = &sysctl_intvec,
 	 .extra1 = &xpc_hb_min_interval,
 	 .extra2 = &xpc_hb_max_interval},
 	{
-	 .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 	 .procname = "hb_check_interval",
 	 .data = &xpc_hb_check_interval,
 	 .maxlen = sizeof(int),
 	 .mode = 0644,
 	 .proc_handler = &proc_dointvec_minmax,
-	 .strategy = &sysctl_intvec,
 	 .extra1 = &xpc_hb_check_min_interval,
 	 .extra2 = &xpc_hb_check_max_interval},
 	{}
 };
 static ctl_table xpc_sys_xpc_dir[] = {
 	{
-	 .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 	 .procname = "hb",
 	 .mode = 0555,
 	 .child = xpc_sys_xpc_hb_dir},
 	{
-	 .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 	 .procname = "disengage_timelimit",
 	 .data = &xpc_disengage_timelimit,
 	 .maxlen = sizeof(int),
 	 .mode = 0644,
 	 .proc_handler = &proc_dointvec_minmax,
-	 .strategy = &sysctl_intvec,
 	 .extra1 = &xpc_disengage_min_timelimit,
 	 .extra2 = &xpc_disengage_max_timelimit},
 	{}
 };
 static ctl_table xpc_sys_dir[] = {
 	{
-	 .ctl_name = CTL_UNNUMBERED,
 	 .procname = "xpc",
 	 .mode = 0555,
 	 .child = xpc_sys_xpc_dir},