diff --git a/lib/libcam/camlib.c b/lib/libcam/camlib.c
index 73cc3d0..5104e18 100644
--- a/lib/libcam/camlib.c
+++ b/lib/libcam/camlib.c
@@ -102,15 +102,9 @@ cam_freeccb(union ccb *ccb)
 
 /*
  * Take a device name or path passed in by the user, and attempt to figure
- * out the device name and unit number.  Some possible device name formats are:
- * /dev/foo0a
- * /dev/rfoo0a
- * /dev/rfoos2c
+ * out the device name and unit number.  Possible device name formats are:
+ * /dev/foo0
  * foo0
- * foo0a
- * rfoo0
- * rfoo0a
- * nrfoo0
  * 
  * If the caller passes in an old style device name like 'sd' or 'st',
  * it will be converted to the new style device name based upon devmatchtable
@@ -163,64 +157,9 @@ cam_get_device(const char *path, char *dev_name, int devnamelen, int *unit)
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * Check to see whether the user has given us a nonrewound tape
-	 * device.
-	 */
-	if (*tmpstr == 'n')
-		tmpstr++;
-
-	if (*tmpstr == '\0') {
-		sprintf(cam_errbuf, "%s: no text after leading 'n'", func_name);
-		free(newpath);
-		return(-1);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * See if the user has given us a character device.
-	 */
-	if (*tmpstr == 'r')
-		tmpstr++;
-
-	if (*tmpstr == '\0') {
-		sprintf(cam_errbuf, "%s: no text after leading 'r'", func_name);
-		free(newpath);
-		return(-1);
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Try to get rid of any trailing white space or partition letters.
-	 */
-	tmpstr2 = &tmpstr[strlen(tmpstr) - 1];
-
-	while ((*tmpstr2 != '\0') && (tmpstr2 > tmpstr) &&(!isdigit(*tmpstr2))){
-		*tmpstr2 = '\0';
-		tmpstr2--;
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * Check to see whether we have been given a partition with a slice
-	 * name.  If so, get rid of the slice name/number.
-	 */
-	if (strlen(tmpstr) > 3) {
-		/*
-		 * Basically, we're looking for a string that ends in the
-		 * following general manner:  1s1 -- a number, the letter
-		 * s, and then another number.  This indicates that the
-		 * user has given us a slice.  We substitute nulls for the
-		 * s and the slice number.
-		 */
-		if ((isdigit(tmpstr[strlen(tmpstr) - 1])) 
-		 && (tmpstr[strlen(tmpstr) - 2] == 's')
-		 && (isdigit(tmpstr[strlen(tmpstr) - 3]))) {
-			tmpstr[strlen(tmpstr) - 1] = '\0';
-			tmpstr[strlen(tmpstr) - 1] = '\0';
-		}
-	}
-
-	/*
-	 * After we nuke off the slice, we should have just a device name
-	 * and unit number.  That means there must be at least 2
-	 * characters.  If we only have 1, we don't have a valid device name.
+	 * We should have just a device name and unit number.
+	 * That means there must be at least 2 characters.
+	 * If we only have 1, we don't have a valid device name.
 	 */
 	if (strlen(tmpstr) < 2) {
 		sprintf(cam_errbuf,