diff --git a/fltk_client.cc b/fltk_client.cc
index 3bc7cc4..e6e1402 100644
--- a/fltk_client.cc
+++ b/fltk_client.cc
@@ -81,11 +81,12 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	printf ("client activated\n");
 
-	if (jack_port_connect (client, "ALSA I/O:Input 1", jack_port_name (my_input_port))) {
+
+	if (jack_port_connect (client, "ALSA I/O:Input 1", "myinput")) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "cannot connect input ports\n");
 	} 
-	
-	if (jack_port_connect (client, jack_port_name (my_output_port), "ALSA I/O:Output 1")) {
+
+	if (jack_port_connect (client, "myoutput", "ALSA I/O:Output 1")) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "cannot connect output ports\n");
 	} 
 
diff --git a/jack/jack.h b/jack/jack.h
index 5f9490f..86f0183 100644
--- a/jack/jack.h
+++ b/jack/jack.h
@@ -217,10 +217,6 @@ jack_port_t **jack_get_ports (jack_client_t *,
 int  jack_engine_takeover_timebase (jack_client_t *);
 void jack_update_time (jack_client_t *, nframes_t);
 
-/* useful access functions */
-
-static __inline__ const char * jack_port_name (jack_port_t *port) { return port->shared->name; }
-
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/simple_client.c b/simple_client.c
index c0dffd1..223fdb0 100644
--- a/simple_client.c
+++ b/simple_client.c
@@ -66,11 +66,11 @@ main (int argc, char *argv[])
 
 	printf ("client activated\n");
 
-	if (jack_port_connect (client, "ALSA I/O:Input 1", jack_port_name (my_input_port))) {
+	if (jack_port_connect (client, "ALSA I/O:Input 1", "myinput")) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "cannot connect input ports\n");
 	} 
 	
-	if (jack_port_connect (client, jack_port_name (my_output_port), "ALSA I/O:Output 1")) {
+	if (jack_port_connect (client, "myoutput", "ALSA I/O:Output 1")) {
 		fprintf (stderr, "cannot connect output ports\n");
 	}