diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 9efb14941..141c1dad5 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -364,15 +364,12 @@ Here are some plugins that can be additionally enabled:
 ``root_device_hint``
     gathers block devices from ramdisk and exposes root device in multiple
     runs.
-``edeploy``
-    plugin for `eDeploy hardware detection and classification utilities`_,
-    requires a `special ramdisk`__.
+``extra_hardware``
+    stores the value of the 'data' key returned by the ramdisk as a JSON
+    encoded string in a Swift object.
 
 Refer to CONTRIBUTING.rst_ for information on how to write your own plugin.
 
-.. _eDeploy hardware detection and classification utilities: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/hardware
-__ https://github.com/rdo-management/instack-undercloud/tree/master/elements/ironic-discoverd-ramdisk-instack
-
 Troubleshooting
 ---------------
 
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/plugins/edeploy.py b/ironic_inspector/plugins/extra_hardware.py
similarity index 81%
rename from ironic_inspector/plugins/edeploy.py
rename to ironic_inspector/plugins/extra_hardware.py
index b5b242665..96f377c3a 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/plugins/edeploy.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/plugins/extra_hardware.py
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 
-"""eDeploy hardware detection and classification plugin.
+"""Plugin to store extra hardware information in Swift.
 
-See https://blueprints.launchpad.net/ironic-inspector/+spec/edeploy for
-details on how to use it. Note that this plugin requires a special ramdisk.
+Stores the value of the 'data' key returned by the ramdisk as a JSON encoded
+string in a Swift object. The object is named 'extra_hardware-<node uuid>' and
+is stored in the 'inspector' container.
 """
 
 import json
@@ -29,11 +30,11 @@ from ironic_inspector.plugins import base
 CONF = cfg.CONF
 
 
-LOG = logging.getLogger('ironic_inspector.plugins.edeploy')
+LOG = logging.getLogger('ironic_inspector.plugins.extra_hardware')
 
 
-class eDeployHook(base.ProcessingHook):
-    """Processing hook for saving additional data from eDeploy ramdisk."""
+class ExtraHardwareHook(base.ProcessingHook):
+    """Processing hook for saving extra hardware information in Swift."""
 
     def _store_extra_hardware(self, name, data):
         """Handles storing the extra hardware data from the ramdisk"""
diff --git a/ironic_inspector/test/test_plugins_edeploy.py b/ironic_inspector/test/test_plugins_extra_hardware.py
similarity index 89%
rename from ironic_inspector/test/test_plugins_edeploy.py
rename to ironic_inspector/test/test_plugins_extra_hardware.py
index ad1dd0307..87259cabd 100644
--- a/ironic_inspector/test/test_plugins_edeploy.py
+++ b/ironic_inspector/test/test_plugins_extra_hardware.py
@@ -17,16 +17,15 @@ try:
 except ImportError:
     import mock
 
-from ironic_inspector.plugins import edeploy
+from ironic_inspector.plugins import extra_hardware
 from ironic_inspector.test import base as test_base
 
 
-@mock.patch.object(edeploy.swift, 'SwiftAPI', autospec=True)
-class TestEdeploy(test_base.NodeTest):
-
+@mock.patch.object(extra_hardware.swift, 'SwiftAPI', autospec=True)
+class TestExtraHardware(test_base.NodeTest):
     def setUp(self):
-        super(TestEdeploy, self).setUp()
-        self.hook = edeploy.eDeployHook()
+        super(TestExtraHardware, self).setUp()
+        self.hook = extra_hardware.ExtraHardwareHook()
 
     def _before_update(self, introspection_data):
         node_patches = []
diff --git a/plugin-requirements.txt b/plugin-requirements.txt
index 576ef77ea..9dc610c94 100644
--- a/plugin-requirements.txt
+++ b/plugin-requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-# required for edeploy plugin
+# required for extra_hardware plugin
 python-swiftclient>=2.2.0
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index f42ca1dab..00229dfb3 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ setup(
             "validate_interfaces = ironic_inspector.plugins.standard:ValidateInterfacesHook",
             "ramdisk_error = ironic_inspector.plugins.standard:RamdiskErrorHook",
             "example = ironic_inspector.plugins.example:ExampleProcessingHook",
-            "edeploy = ironic_inspector.plugins.edeploy:eDeployHook",
+            "extra_hardware = ironic_inspector.plugins.extra_hardware:ExtraHardwareHook",
             "root_device_hint = ironic_inspector.plugins.root_device_hint:RootDeviceHintHook",
         ],
         'openstack.cli.extension': [