diff --git a/docs/reST/ref/sdl2_controller.rst b/docs/reST/ref/sdl2_controller.rst
index 839a1f72a7..b6e9c684dc 100644
--- a/docs/reST/ref/sdl2_controller.rst
+++ b/docs/reST/ref/sdl2_controller.rst
@@ -102,16 +102,6 @@ events related to controllers.
 
     .. ## pygame._sdl2.controller.is_controller ##
 
-.. function:: name_forindex
-
-    | :sl:`Get the name of the controller`
-    | :sg:`name_forindex(index) -> name or None`
-
-    Returns the name of controller, or None if there's no name or the
-    index is invalid.
-
-    .. ## pygame._sdl2.controller.name_forindex ##
-
 .. class:: Controller
 
     | :sl:`Create a new Controller object.`
diff --git a/src_c/doc/sdl2_controller_doc.h b/src_c/doc/sdl2_controller_doc.h
index 4fff846ae6..2e7f1790ba 100644
--- a/src_c/doc/sdl2_controller_doc.h
+++ b/src_c/doc/sdl2_controller_doc.h
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_GETEVENTSTATE "get_eventstate() -> bool\nGets the current state of events related to controllers"
 #define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_GETCOUNT "get_count() -> int\nGet the number of joysticks connected"
 #define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_ISCONTROLLER "is_controller(index) -> bool\nCheck if the given joystick is supported by the game controller interface"
-#define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_NAMEFORINDEX "name_forindex(index) -> name or None\nGet the name of the controller"
 #define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_CONTROLLER "Controller(index) -> Controller\nCreate a new Controller object."
 #define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_CONTROLLER_INIT "init() -> None\nInitialize the Controller"
 #define DOC_SDL2_CONTROLLER_CONTROLLER_QUIT "quit() -> None\nuninitialize the Controller"