diff --git a/bitbang_spi.c b/bitbang_spi.c
index 4b39164..2dad149 100644
--- a/bitbang_spi.c
+++ b/bitbang_spi.c
@@ -70,7 +70,6 @@
 				    unsigned char *readarr);
 
 static const struct spi_master spi_master_bitbang = {
-	.type		= SPI_CONTROLLER_BITBANG,
 	.features	= SPI_MASTER_4BA,
 	.max_data_read	= MAX_DATA_READ_UNLIMITED,
 	.max_data_write	= MAX_DATA_WRITE_UNLIMITED,
@@ -92,11 +91,8 @@
 int register_spi_bitbang_master(const struct bitbang_spi_master *master)
 {
 	struct spi_master mst = spi_master_bitbang;
-	/* BITBANG_SPI_INVALID is 0, so if someone forgot to initialize ->type,
-	 * we catch it here. Same goes for missing initialization of bitbanging
-	 * functions.
-	 */
-	if (!master || master->type == BITBANG_SPI_INVALID || !master->set_cs ||
+	/* If someone forgot to initialize a bitbang function, we catch it here. */
+	if (!master || !master->set_cs ||
 	    !master->set_sck || !master->set_mosi || !master->get_miso ||
 	    (master->request_bus && !master->release_bus) ||
 	    (!master->request_bus && master->release_bus)) {
diff --git a/developerbox_spi.c b/developerbox_spi.c
index 4ad966e..c80a794 100644
--- a/developerbox_spi.c
+++ b/developerbox_spi.c
@@ -121,7 +121,6 @@
 }
 
 static const struct bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master_cp210x = {
-	.type = BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_DEVELOPERBOX,
 	.set_cs = cp210x_bitbang_set_cs,
 	.set_sck = cp210x_bitbang_set_sck,
 	.set_mosi = cp210x_bitbang_set_mosi,
diff --git a/mcp6x_spi.c b/mcp6x_spi.c
index 971780d..f369277 100644
--- a/mcp6x_spi.c
+++ b/mcp6x_spi.c
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@
 }
 
 static const struct bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master_mcp6x = {
-	.type = BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_MCP,
 	.set_cs = mcp6x_bitbang_set_cs,
 	.set_sck = mcp6x_bitbang_set_sck,
 	.set_mosi = mcp6x_bitbang_set_mosi,
diff --git a/nicintel_spi.c b/nicintel_spi.c
index f31a2f9..bdb70a7 100644
--- a/nicintel_spi.c
+++ b/nicintel_spi.c
@@ -168,7 +168,6 @@
 }
 
 static const struct bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master_nicintel = {
-	.type = BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_NICINTEL,
 	.set_cs = nicintel_bitbang_set_cs,
 	.set_sck = nicintel_bitbang_set_sck,
 	.set_mosi = nicintel_bitbang_set_mosi,
diff --git a/ogp_spi.c b/ogp_spi.c
index 9a9e7fa..e603edb 100644
--- a/ogp_spi.c
+++ b/ogp_spi.c
@@ -83,7 +83,6 @@
 }
 
 static const struct bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master_ogp = {
-	.type = BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_OGP,
 	.set_cs = ogp_bitbang_set_cs,
 	.set_sck = ogp_bitbang_set_sck,
 	.set_mosi = ogp_bitbang_set_mosi,
diff --git a/pony_spi.c b/pony_spi.c
index 39a468b..6c03308 100644
--- a/pony_spi.c
+++ b/pony_spi.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@
 }
 
 static const struct bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master_pony = {
-	.type = BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_PONY,
 	.set_cs = pony_bitbang_set_cs,
 	.set_sck = pony_bitbang_set_sck,
 	.set_mosi = pony_bitbang_set_mosi,
diff --git a/programmer.h b/programmer.h
index 9da49f8..8f0183f 100644
--- a/programmer.h
+++ b/programmer.h
@@ -159,33 +159,7 @@
 int programmer_init(enum programmer prog, const char *param);
 int programmer_shutdown(void);
 
-enum bitbang_spi_master_type {
-	BITBANG_SPI_INVALID	= 0, /* This must always be the first entry. */
-#if CONFIG_RAYER_SPI == 1
-	BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_RAYER,
-#endif
-#if CONFIG_PONY_SPI == 1
-	BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_PONY,
-#endif
-#if CONFIG_NICINTEL_SPI == 1
-	BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_NICINTEL,
-#endif
-#if CONFIG_INTERNAL == 1
-#if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
-	BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_MCP,
-#endif
-#endif
-#if CONFIG_OGP_SPI == 1
-	BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_OGP,
-#endif
-#if CONFIG_DEVELOPERBOX_SPI == 1
-	BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_DEVELOPERBOX,
-#endif
-};
-
 struct bitbang_spi_master {
-	enum bitbang_spi_master_type type;
-
 	/* Note that CS# is active low, so val=0 means the chip is active. */
 	void (*set_cs) (int val);
 	void (*set_sck) (int val);
diff --git a/rayer_spi.c b/rayer_spi.c
index ef8ac26..8e869e6 100644
--- a/rayer_spi.c
+++ b/rayer_spi.c
@@ -157,7 +157,6 @@
 }
 
 static const struct bitbang_spi_master bitbang_spi_master_rayer = {
-	.type = BITBANG_SPI_MASTER_RAYER,
 	.set_cs = rayer_bitbang_set_cs,
 	.set_sck = rayer_bitbang_set_sck,
 	.set_mosi = rayer_bitbang_set_mosi,