diff --git a/types/model/name.go b/types/model/name.go
index e645a844..5e475687 100644
--- a/types/model/name.go
+++ b/types/model/name.go
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ type Name struct {
 	Namespace string
 	Model     string
 	Tag       string
-	RawDigest string
 }
 
 // ParseName parses and assembles a Name from a name string. The
@@ -143,11 +142,6 @@ func ParseNameBare(s string) Name {
 	var n Name
 	var promised bool
 
-	s, n.RawDigest, promised = cutLast(s, "@")
-	if promised && n.RawDigest == "" {
-		n.RawDigest = MissingPart
-	}
-
 	// "/" is an illegal tag character, so we can use it to split the host
 	if strings.LastIndex(s, ":") > strings.LastIndex(s, "/") {
 		s, n.Tag, _ = cutPromised(s, ":")
@@ -222,10 +216,6 @@ func (n Name) String() string {
 		b.WriteByte(':')
 		b.WriteString(n.Tag)
 	}
-	if n.RawDigest != "" {
-		b.WriteByte('@')
-		b.WriteString(n.RawDigest)
-	}
 	return b.String()
 }
 
@@ -250,16 +240,18 @@ func (n Name) DisplayShortest() string {
 	return sb.String()
 }
 
-func IsValidNamespace(namespace string) bool {
-	return isValidPart(kindNamespace, namespace)
+// IsValidNamespace reports whether the provided string is a valid
+// namespace.
+func IsValidNamespace(s string) bool {
+	return isValidPart(kindNamespace, s)
 }
 
 // IsValid reports whether all parts of the name are present and valid. The
 // digest is a special case, and is checked for validity only if present.
+//
+// Note: The digest check has been removed as is planned to be added back in
+// at a later time.
 func (n Name) IsValid() bool {
-	if n.RawDigest != "" && !isValidPart(kindDigest, n.RawDigest) {
-		return false
-	}
 	return n.IsFullyQualified()
 }
 
diff --git a/types/model/name_test.go b/types/model/name_test.go
index 008dd586..794d14d7 100644
--- a/types/model/name_test.go
+++ b/types/model/name_test.go
@@ -122,21 +122,6 @@ func TestParseNameParts(t *testing.T) {
 			},
 			wantFilepath: filepath.Join(part350, part80, part80, part80),
 		},
-		{
-			in: "@digest",
-			want: Name{
-				RawDigest: "digest",
-			},
-			wantValidDigest: false,
-		},
-		{
-			in: "model@sha256:123",
-			want: Name{
-				Model:     "model",
-				RawDigest: "sha256:123",
-			},
-			wantValidDigest: true,
-		},
 	}
 
 	for _, tt := range cases {
@@ -160,22 +145,18 @@ var testCases = map[string]bool{ // name -> valid
 	"_why/_the/_lucky:_stiff": true,
 
 	// minimal
-	"h/n/m:t@d": true,
+	"h/n/m:t": true,
 
 	"host/namespace/model:tag": true,
 	"host/namespace/model":     false,
 	"namespace/model":          false,
 	"model":                    false,
-	"@sha256-1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000":      false,
-	"model@sha256-1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000": false,
-	"model@sha256:1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000": false,
 
 	// long (but valid)
 	part80 + "/" + part80 + "/" + part80 + ":" + part80:  true,
 	part350 + "/" + part80 + "/" + part80 + ":" + part80: true,
 
-	"h/nn/mm:t@sha256-1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000": true, // bare minimum part sizes
-	"h/nn/mm:t@sha256:1000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000": true, // bare minimum part sizes
+	"h/nn/mm:t": true, // bare minimum part sizes
 
 	// unqualified
 	"m":     false,
@@ -196,11 +177,10 @@ var testCases = map[string]bool{ // name -> valid
 	"@":      false,
 
 	// not starting with alphanum
-	"-hh/nn/mm:tt@dd": false,
-	"hh/-nn/mm:tt@dd": false,
-	"hh/nn/-mm:tt@dd": false,
-	"hh/nn/mm:-tt@dd": false,
-	"hh/nn/mm:tt@-dd": false,
+	"-hh/nn/mm:tt": false,
+	"hh/-nn/mm:tt": false,
+	"hh/nn/-mm:tt": false,
+	"hh/nn/mm:-tt": false,
 
 	// hosts
 	"host:https/namespace/model:tag": true,
@@ -334,7 +314,7 @@ func FuzzName(f *testing.F) {
 	f.Fuzz(func(t *testing.T, s string) {
 		n := ParseNameBare(s)
 		if n.IsValid() {
-			parts := [...]string{n.Host, n.Namespace, n.Model, n.Tag, n.RawDigest}
+			parts := [...]string{n.Host, n.Namespace, n.Model, n.Tag}
 			for _, part := range parts {
 				if part == ".." {
 					t.Errorf("unexpected .. as valid part")