diff --git a/src/collectors/diskusage/diskusage.py b/src/collectors/diskusage/diskusage.py
index 07f57eb2c..8a3b2a690 100644
--- a/src/collectors/diskusage/diskusage.py
+++ b/src/collectors/diskusage/diskusage.py
@@ -25,10 +25,6 @@
 except ImportError:
     psutil = None
 
-try:
-    import pyudev
-except ImportError:
-    pyudev = None
 
 class DiskUsageCollector(diamond.collector.Collector):
 
@@ -56,9 +52,6 @@ def get_default_config_help(self):
                                " metrics gathering. This regex is applied" +
                                " after the devices selection regex." +
                                " Defaults to include all devices.",
-            'persistent_naming': "Rename devices using device model name and" +
-                                 " serial number data extracted via udev." +
-                                 " Defaults to false.",
         })
         return config_help
 
@@ -79,7 +72,6 @@ def get_default_config(self):
             'sector_size': 512,
             'send_zero': False,
             'exclude_devices': None,
-            'persistent_naming': False,
         })
         return config
 
@@ -94,11 +86,6 @@ def get_disk_statistics(self):
         """
         result = {}
 
-        if (self.config['persistent_naming'] and not pyudev):
-            self.log.warning("Unable to import pyudev which is required for" +
-                " persistent_naming. Persistent naming support is now disabled.")
-            self.config['persistent_naming'] = False
-
         if os.access('/proc/diskstats', os.R_OK):
             self.proc_diskstats = True
             fp = open('/proc/diskstats')
@@ -192,22 +179,6 @@ def collect(self):
                     and re.match(self.config['exclude_devices'], name)):
                 continue
 
-            if (self.config['persistent_naming'] and pyudev):
-                context = pyudev.Context()
-                udev = pyudev.Device.from_name(context, "block", name)
-                persistent_name = None
-                if (udev and ('ID_MODEL' in udev) and ('ID_SERIAL' in udev)):
-                    if (udev['DEVTYPE'] == 'partition'):
-                        persistent_name = (str(udev['ID_MODEL']) + "-" +
-                                           str(udev['ID_SERIAL']) + "-part" +
-                                           str(udev['ID_PART_ENTRY_NUMBER']))
-                    else:
-                        persistent_name = (str(udev['ID_MODEL']) + "-" +
-                                           str(udev['ID_SERIAL']))
-                else:
-                    self.log.warning("Unable to create persistent name for" +
-                            " device: " + name)
-
             for key, value in info.iteritems():
                 if key == 'device':
                     continue
@@ -227,10 +198,7 @@ def collect(self):
                             oldUnit='byte',
                             newUnit=unit)
 
-                    if (self.config['persistent_naming']):
-                        metric_name = '.'.join([str(persistent_name), key])
-                    else:
-                        metric_name = '.'.join([info['device'], key])
+                    metric_name = '.'.join([info['device'], key])
                     # io_in_progress is a point in time counter, !derivative
                     if key != 'io_in_progress':
                         metric_value = self.derivative(
@@ -317,10 +285,6 @@ def collect(self):
             # Only publish when we have io figures
             if (metrics['io'] > 0 or self.config['send_zero']):
                 for key in metrics:
-                    if (self.config['persistent_naming']):
-                        metric_name = '.'.join([str(persistent_name), key]).replace(
-                            '/', '_')
-                    else:
-                        metric_name = '.'.join([info['device'], key]).replace(
-                            '/', '_')
+                    metric_name = '.'.join([info['device'], key]).replace(
+                        '/', '_')
                     self.publish(metric_name, metrics[key], precision=3)