diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a87779c5f..616cd3446 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "appium-device-farm",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.16",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.17",
   "description": "An appium 2.0 plugin that manages and create driver session on available devices",
   "main": "./lib/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/src/CapabilityManager.ts b/src/CapabilityManager.ts
index 0cf2a420d..c6805d97a 100644
--- a/src/CapabilityManager.ts
+++ b/src/CapabilityManager.ts
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ export async function androidCapabilities(
   freeDevice: { udid: any; name: string }
 ) {
   caps.firstMatch[0]['appium:udid'] = freeDevice.udid;
-  caps.firstMatch[0]['appium:deviceName'] = freeDevice.udid;
   caps.firstMatch[0]['appium:systemPort'] = await getPort();
   caps.firstMatch[0]['appium:chromeDriverPort'] = await getPort();
   if (!isCapabilityAlreadyPresent(caps, 'appium:mjpegServerPort')) {