diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 33f9d1eb..e53399b6 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ lm_sensors CHANGES file
 SVN HEAD
   Library: Add support for the pc87247 driver (fans only)
            Probe for busses before chips
+           Drop support for algorithm names
   Man page sensors.1: Update (option -c) and clean up
   Module icspll: Delete. It was useless and dangerous.
   Program sensord: Add pc87247 support (fans only)
diff --git a/lib/access.c b/lib/access.c
index b8e97d20..1e03f2ec 100644
--- a/lib/access.c
+++ b/lib/access.c
@@ -317,20 +317,10 @@ const char *sensors_get_adapter_name(int bus_nr)
 	return NULL;
 }
 
+/* This function is deprecated and will be dropped soon. */
 const char *sensors_get_algorithm_name(int bus_nr)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	if (bus_nr == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_ISA)
-		return "ISA algorithm";
-	if (bus_nr == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_PCI)
-		return "PCI algorithm";
-	if (bus_nr == SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_DUMMY)
-		return "Dummy algorithm";
-	for (i = 0; i < sensors_proc_bus_count; i++)
-		if (sensors_proc_bus[i].number == bus_nr)
-			return sensors_proc_bus[i].algorithm;
-	return NULL;
+	return "No longer available";
 }
 
 /* nr1-1 is the last main feature found; nr2-1 is the last subfeature found */
diff --git a/lib/conf-parse.y b/lib/conf-parse.y
index ee22e7af..5ae50e58 100644
--- a/lib/conf-parse.y
+++ b/lib/conf-parse.y
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ input:	  /* empty */
 ;
 
 line:	  bus_statement EOL
+	| busalgo_statement EOL
 	| label_statement EOL
 	| set_statement EOL
 	| chip_statement EOL
@@ -142,16 +143,26 @@ line:	  bus_statement EOL
 	| error	EOL
 ;
 
-bus_statement:	  BUS i2cbus_name adapter_name algorithm_name
+bus_statement:	  BUS i2cbus_name adapter_name
 		  { sensors_bus new_el;
 		    new_el.lineno = $1;
                     new_el.number = $2;
                     new_el.adapter = $3;
-                    new_el.algorithm = $4;
 		    bus_add_el(&new_el);
 		  }
 ;
 
+/* for compatibility, deprecated */
+busalgo_statement:	  BUS i2cbus_name adapter_name algorithm_name
+			  { sensors_bus new_el;
+			    new_el.lineno = $1;
+	                    new_el.number = $2;
+	                    new_el.adapter = $3;
+			    free($4);
+			    bus_add_el(&new_el);
+			  }
+;
+
 label_statement:	  LABEL function_name string
 			  { sensors_label new_el;
 			    check_current_chip();
diff --git a/lib/data.h b/lib/data.h
index 1f75ff9b..ac4c652b 100644
--- a/lib/data.h
+++ b/lib/data.h
@@ -111,11 +111,10 @@ typedef struct sensors_chip {
 } sensors_chip;
 
 /* Config file bus declaration: the i2c bus number, combined with adapter
-   and algorithm names */
+   name */
 typedef struct sensors_bus {
   int number;
   char *adapter;
-  char *algorithm;
   int lineno;
 } sensors_bus;
 
diff --git a/lib/init.c b/lib/init.c
index bbf4d768..a62d609b 100644
--- a/lib/init.c
+++ b/lib/init.c
@@ -103,7 +103,6 @@ void free_chip_name(sensors_chip_name name)
 void free_bus(sensors_bus bus)
 {
   free(bus.adapter);
-  free(bus.algorithm);
 }
 
 void free_chip(sensors_chip chip)
diff --git a/lib/libsensors.3 b/lib/libsensors.3
index 6aba6d5e..ae8a71ea 100644
--- a/lib/libsensors.3
+++ b/lib/libsensors.3
@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@
 .\"
 .\" References consulted:
 .\"     libsensors source code
-.TH libsensors 3  "December 30, 1998" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH libsensors 3  "October 2006" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
-libsensors \- publically accessible functions provided by the sensors library
+libsensors \- publicly accessible functions provided by the sensors library
 .SH SYNOPSIS
 .nf
 .B #include <sensors/sensors.h>
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ libsensors \- publically accessible functions provided by the sensors library
                        \fBsensors_chip_name chip2);\fP
 .B int sensors_chip_name_has_wildcards(sensors_chip_name chip);
 .B const char *sensors_get_adapter_name(int bus_nr);
-.B const char *sensors_get_algorithm_name(int bus_nr);
 .B int sensors_get_label(sensors_chip_name name, int feature, 
                       \fBchar **result);\fP
 .B int sensors_get_feature(sensors_chip_name name, int feature,
@@ -79,9 +78,14 @@ Check whether the chip name is an 'absolute' name, which can only match one chip
 
 .B const char *sensors_get_adapter_name(int bus_nr);
 .br
+This function returns the adapter name of a bus number, as used within the
+sensors_chip_name structure. If it could not be found, it returns NULL.
+
 .B const char *sensors_get_algorithm_name(int bus_nr);
 .br
-These functions return the adapter and algorithm names of a bus number, as used within the sensors_chip_name structure. If it could not be found, it returns NULL
+This function used to return the algorithm name of a bus number.
+It is now deprecated and returns an arbitrary string. It will be dropped
+in a later version of the library so you should stop using it.
 
 \fBint sensors_get_label(sensors_chip_name name, int feature,
                       char **result);\fP
diff --git a/lib/proc.c b/lib/proc.c
index 26b1353e..d3f0ce8b 100644
--- a/lib/proc.c
+++ b/lib/proc.c
@@ -94,8 +94,7 @@ int sensors_read_proc_bus(void)
       line[strlen(line)-1] = '\0';
     if (! (border = rindex(line,'\t')))
       goto ERROR;
-    if (! (entry.algorithm = strdup(border+1)))
-      goto FAT_ERROR;
+    /* Skip algorithm name */
     *border='\0';
     if (! (border = rindex(line,'\t')))
       goto ERROR;
@@ -109,7 +108,6 @@ int sensors_read_proc_bus(void)
       goto ERROR;
     if (sensors_parse_i2cbus_name(line,&entry.number))
       goto ERROR;
-    sensors_strip_of_spaces(entry.algorithm);
     sensors_strip_of_spaces(entry.adapter);
     sensors_add_proc_bus(&entry);
     lineno++;
diff --git a/lib/sensors.conf.5 b/lib/sensors.conf.5
index f5b80ded..6de5905b 100644
--- a/lib/sensors.conf.5
+++ b/lib/sensors.conf.5
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 .\"
 .\" References consulted:
 .\"     sensors.conf.eg by Frodo Looijaard
-.TH sensors.conf 5  "February 8, 1999" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
+.TH sensors.conf 5  "October 2006" "" "Linux Programmer's Manual"
 .SH NAME
 sensors.conf \- libsensors configuration file
 
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ accompanied by an example line. Please ignore line wrap\-arounds.
 .SS BUS STATEMENT
 
 .RS
-bus "i2c\-0" "SMBus PIIX4 adapter at e800" "Non\-I2C SMBus adapter"
+bus "i2c\-0" "SMBus PIIX4 adapter at e800"
 .RE
 
 A
@@ -139,12 +139,18 @@ The first argument is the bus number. It is the literal text
 followed by a number. As there is a dash in this argument, it must
 always be quoted.
 
-The second and third arguments are the 
-description texts. They must be exactly match the texts as they appear in
-.IR /proc/bus/i2c ,
-except for trailing spaces, which are removed both from the /proc
-entries and the arguments. The adapter description comes first, followed
-by the algorithm description.
+The second argument is the adapter name, it must match exactly the
+adapter name as it appears in
+.I /proc/bus/i2c
+(2.4 kernel)
+or
+.I /sys/class/i2c-adapter/i2c-*/device/name
+(2.6 kernel).
+It should always be quoted as well as it will most certainly contain
+spaces or dashes.
+
+There used to be a third argument, the algorithm name. For compatibility
+reasons, the parser still accepts this third argument, but ignores it.
 
 The
 .I bus
diff --git a/lib/sensors.h b/lib/sensors.h
index a9df87e8..c0ec7481 100644
--- a/lib/sensors.h
+++ b/lib/sensors.h
@@ -68,10 +68,12 @@ extern int sensors_match_chip(sensors_chip_name chip1,
    if there are wildcards. */
 extern int sensors_chip_name_has_wildcards(sensors_chip_name chip);
 
-/* These functions return the adapter and algorithm names of a bus number,
+/* This function returns the adapter name of a bus number,
    as used within the sensors_chip_name structure. If it could not be found, 
    it returns NULL */
 extern const char *sensors_get_adapter_name(int bus_nr);
+
+/* This function is deprecated and will be dropped soon. */
 extern const char *sensors_get_algorithm_name(int bus_nr);
 
 /* Look up the label which belongs to this chip. Note that chip should not
diff --git a/lib/sysfs.c b/lib/sysfs.c
index c040a26b..20177a31 100644
--- a/lib/sysfs.c
+++ b/lib/sysfs.c
@@ -207,15 +207,9 @@ int sensors_read_sysfs_bus(void)
 
 		if (!strncmp(entry.adapter, "ISA ", 4)) {
 			entry.number = SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_ISA;
-			entry.algorithm = strdup("ISA bus algorithm");
 		} else if (sscanf(clsdev->name, "i2c-%d", &entry.number) != 1) {
 			entry.number = SENSORS_CHIP_NAME_BUS_DUMMY;
-			entry.algorithm = strdup("Dummy bus algorithm");
-		} else
-			entry.algorithm = strdup("Unavailable from sysfs");
-
-		if (!entry.algorithm)
-			sensors_fatal_error(__FUNCTION__, "out of memory");
+		}
 
 		sensors_add_proc_bus(&entry);
 	}