diff --git a/layer.go b/layer.go
index 129a5f76f..dedc0538a 100644
--- a/layer.go
+++ b/layer.go
@@ -17,9 +17,6 @@ type Layer interface {
 	io.ReadSeeker
 	io.Closer
 
-	// Name returns the repository under which this layer is linked.
-	Name() string // TODO(stevvooe): struggling with nomenclature: should this be "repo" or "name"?
-
 	// Digest returns the unique digest of the blob, which is the tarsum for
 	// layers.
 	Digest() digest.Digest
@@ -36,9 +33,6 @@ type LayerUpload interface {
 	io.ReaderFrom
 	io.Closer
 
-	// Name of the repository under which the layer will be linked.
-	Name() string
-
 	// UUID returns the identifier for this upload.
 	UUID() string
 
diff --git a/registry/handlers/layerupload.go b/registry/handlers/layerupload.go
index fa854449a..63a9e776b 100644
--- a/registry/handlers/layerupload.go
+++ b/registry/handlers/layerupload.go
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ func (luh *layerUploadHandler) PutLayerUploadComplete(w http.ResponseWriter, r *
 	}
 
 	// Build our canonical layer url
-	layerURL, err := luh.urlBuilder.BuildBlobURL(layer.Name(), layer.Digest())
+	layerURL, err := luh.urlBuilder.BuildBlobURL(luh.Repository.Name(), layer.Digest())
 	if err != nil {
 		luh.Errors.Push(v2.ErrorCodeUnknown, err)
 		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ func (luh *layerUploadHandler) layerUploadResponse(w http.ResponseWriter, r *htt
 	}
 
 	uploadURL, err := luh.urlBuilder.BuildBlobUploadChunkURL(
-		luh.Upload.Name(), luh.Upload.UUID(),
+		luh.Repository.Name(), luh.Upload.UUID(),
 		url.Values{
 			"_state": []string{token},
 		})
diff --git a/registry/storage/layerreader.go b/registry/storage/layerreader.go
index c539b7696..2d8e588d4 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layerreader.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layerreader.go
@@ -12,16 +12,11 @@ import (
 type layerReader struct {
 	fileReader
 
-	name   string // repo name of this layer
 	digest digest.Digest
 }
 
 var _ distribution.Layer = &layerReader{}
 
-func (lrs *layerReader) Name() string {
-	return lrs.name
-}
-
 func (lrs *layerReader) Digest() digest.Digest {
 	return lrs.digest
 }
diff --git a/registry/storage/layerstore.go b/registry/storage/layerstore.go
index 1769eb43a..153e42a89 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layerstore.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layerstore.go
@@ -48,7 +48,6 @@ func (ls *layerStore) Fetch(dgst digest.Digest) (distribution.Layer, error) {
 
 	return &layerReader{
 		fileReader: *fr,
-		name:       ls.repository.Name(),
 		digest:     dgst,
 	}, nil
 }
diff --git a/registry/storage/layerupload.go b/registry/storage/layerupload.go
index fe3a0721f..369a9bd5e 100644
--- a/registry/storage/layerupload.go
+++ b/registry/storage/layerupload.go
@@ -27,11 +27,6 @@ type layerUploadController struct {
 
 var _ distribution.LayerUpload = &layerUploadController{}
 
-// Name of the repository under which the layer will be linked.
-func (luc *layerUploadController) Name() string {
-	return luc.layerStore.repository.Name()
-}
-
 // UUID returns the identifier for this upload.
 func (luc *layerUploadController) UUID() string {
 	return luc.uuid
@@ -194,7 +189,7 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) moveLayer(dgst digest.Digest) error {
 // named repository for the upload controller.
 func (luc *layerUploadController) linkLayer(digest digest.Digest) error {
 	layerLinkPath, err := luc.layerStore.repository.registry.pm.path(layerLinkPathSpec{
-		name:   luc.Name(),
+		name:   luc.layerStore.repository.Name(),
 		digest: digest,
 	})
 
@@ -210,7 +205,7 @@ func (luc *layerUploadController) linkLayer(digest digest.Digest) error {
 // resources are already not present, no error will be returned.
 func (luc *layerUploadController) removeResources() error {
 	dataPath, err := luc.layerStore.repository.registry.pm.path(uploadDataPathSpec{
-		name: luc.Name(),
+		name: luc.layerStore.repository.Name(),
 		uuid: luc.uuid,
 	})