diff --git a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
index 2eb6ca8ee..bcf435f44 100644
--- a/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
+++ b/lib/blobfs/blobfs.c
@@ -69,22 +69,22 @@ static pthread_spinlock_t g_caches_lock;
 
 SPDK_TRACE_REGISTER_FN(blobfs_trace, "blobfs", TRACE_GROUP_BLOBFS)
 {
-	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_XATTR_START", "",
+	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_XATTR_START",
 					TRACE_BLOBFS_XATTR_START,
 					OWNER_NONE, OBJECT_NONE, 0,
 					SPDK_TRACE_ARG_TYPE_STR,
 					"file:    ");
-	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_XATTR_END", "",
+	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_XATTR_END",
 					TRACE_BLOBFS_XATTR_END,
 					OWNER_NONE, OBJECT_NONE, 0,
 					SPDK_TRACE_ARG_TYPE_STR,
 					"file:    ");
-	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_OPEN", "",
+	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_OPEN",
 					TRACE_BLOBFS_OPEN,
 					OWNER_NONE, OBJECT_NONE, 0,
 					SPDK_TRACE_ARG_TYPE_STR,
 					"file:    ");
-	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_CLOSE", "",
+	spdk_trace_register_description("BLOBFS_CLOSE",
 					TRACE_BLOBFS_CLOSE,
 					OWNER_NONE, OBJECT_NONE, 0,
 					SPDK_TRACE_ARG_TYPE_STR,
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c
index d7b4aabd5..bd02dd397 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_async_ut/blobfs_async_ut.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct spdk_file *g_file;
 int g_fserrno;
 struct spdk_trace_histories *g_trace_histories;
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_trace_add_register_fn, (struct spdk_trace_register_fn *reg_fn));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_trace_register_description, (const char *name, const char *short_name,
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_trace_register_description, (const char *name,
 		uint16_t tpoint_id, uint8_t owner_type,
 		uint8_t object_type, uint8_t new_object,
 		uint8_t arg1_is_ptr, const char *arg1_name));
diff --git a/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c b/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c
index 502cfb204..4102a0f79 100644
--- a/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c
+++ b/test/unit/lib/blobfs/blobfs_sync_ut/blobfs_sync_ut.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ int g_fserrno;
 struct spdk_thread *g_dispatch_thread = NULL;
 struct spdk_trace_histories *g_trace_histories;
 DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_trace_add_register_fn, (struct spdk_trace_register_fn *reg_fn));
-DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_trace_register_description, (const char *name, const char *short_name,
+DEFINE_STUB_V(spdk_trace_register_description, (const char *name,
 		uint16_t tpoint_id, uint8_t owner_type,
 		uint8_t object_type, uint8_t new_object,
 		uint8_t arg1_is_ptr, const char *arg1_name));