diff --git a/src/obidms.h b/src/obidms.h
index daa0e17..3de8672 100755
--- a/src/obidms.h
+++ b/src/obidms.h
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ typedef struct OBIDMS_infos {
 typedef struct OBIDMS {
 	char					dms_name[OBIDMS_MAX_NAME+1];		/** The name of the DMS.
 																 */
-	char					directory_name[OBIDMS_MAX_NAME+1];	/**< The name of the directory
-																 *   containing the DMS.
-																 */
 	char					directory_path[MAX_PATH_LEN+1];   	/**< The absolute path of the directory
 																 *   containing the DMS.
 																 */