diff --git a/runtime/bin/file.h b/runtime/bin/file.h
index 7b6ea8c0965..50ad3b4efc1 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/file.h
+++ b/runtime/bin/file.h
@@ -109,8 +109,6 @@ class File {
   // Returns whether the file has been closed.
   bool IsClosed();
 
-  const char* name() const { return name_; }
-
   // Open the file with the given name. The file is always opened for
   // reading. If mode contains kWrite the file is opened for both
   // reading and writing. If mode contains kWrite and the file does
@@ -139,12 +137,11 @@ class File {
   static Dart_Port GetServicePort();
 
  private:
-  File(const char* name, FileHandle* handle) : name_(name), handle_(handle) { }
+  explicit File(FileHandle* handle) : handle_(handle) { }
   void Close();
 
   static const int kClosedFd = -1;
 
-  const char* name_;
   // FileHandle is an OS specific class which stores data about the file.
   FileHandle* handle_;  // OS specific handle for the file.
 
diff --git a/runtime/bin/file_android.cc b/runtime/bin/file_android.cc
index a6f04d48fa3..77665e6f8c0 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/file_android.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/file_android.cc
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ File* File::Open(const char* name, FileOpenMode mode) {
       return NULL;
     }
   }
-  return new File(name, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }
 
 
 File* File::OpenStdio(int fd) {
   if (fd < 0 || 2 < fd) return NULL;
-  return new File(NULL, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/bin/file_linux.cc b/runtime/bin/file_linux.cc
index a6f04d48fa3..77665e6f8c0 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/file_linux.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/file_linux.cc
@@ -125,13 +125,13 @@ File* File::Open(const char* name, FileOpenMode mode) {
       return NULL;
     }
   }
-  return new File(name, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }
 
 
 File* File::OpenStdio(int fd) {
   if (fd < 0 || 2 < fd) return NULL;
-  return new File(NULL, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/bin/file_macos.cc b/runtime/bin/file_macos.cc
index 835b441184f..09138cff162 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/file_macos.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/file_macos.cc
@@ -126,13 +126,13 @@ File* File::Open(const char* name, FileOpenMode mode) {
       return NULL;
     }
   }
-  return new File(name, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }
 
 
 File* File::OpenStdio(int fd) {
   if (fd < 0 || 2 < fd) return NULL;
-  return new File(NULL, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }
 
 
diff --git a/runtime/bin/file_test.cc b/runtime/bin/file_test.cc
index da97b246a75..5765cf22d5d 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/file_test.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/file_test.cc
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ UNIT_TEST_CASE(Read) {
   const char* kFilename = GetFileName("runtime/bin/file_test.cc");
   File* file = File::Open(kFilename, File::kRead);
   EXPECT(file != NULL);
-  EXPECT_STREQ(kFilename, file->name());
   char buffer[16];
   buffer[0] = '\0';
   EXPECT(file->ReadFully(buffer, 13));  // ReadFully returns true.
diff --git a/runtime/bin/file_win.cc b/runtime/bin/file_win.cc
index 9076d7a2c41..d32d1074c90 100644
--- a/runtime/bin/file_win.cc
+++ b/runtime/bin/file_win.cc
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ File* File::Open(const char* name, FileOpenMode mode) {
       return NULL;
     }
   }
-  return new File(name, new FileHandle(fd));
+  return new File(new FileHandle(fd));
 }