diff --git a/statusbar.c b/statusbar.c
index 770bcfc9..698c8a9e 100644
--- a/statusbar.c
+++ b/statusbar.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int
 luaA_statusbar_tostring(lua_State *L)
 {
     wibox_t **p = luaA_checkudata(L, 1, "statusbar");
-    lua_pushfstring(L, "[statusbar udata(%p) name(%s)]", *p, (*p)->name);
+    lua_pushfstring(L, "[statusbar udata(%p)]", *p);
     return 1;
 }
 
@@ -492,7 +492,7 @@ luaA_statusbar_tostring(lua_State *L)
  * \param L The Lua VM state.
  *
  * \luastack
- * \lparam A table with at least a name attribute. Optionaly defined values are:
+ * \lparam A table with optionaly defined values:
  * position, align, fg, bg, width and height.
  * \lreturn A brand new statusbar.
  */
@@ -507,13 +507,8 @@ luaA_statusbar_new(lua_State *L)
 
     luaA_checktable(L, 2);
 
-    if(!(buf = luaA_getopt_string(L, 2, "name", NULL)))
-        luaL_error(L, "object statusbar must have a name");
-
     sb = p_new(wibox_t, 1);
 
-    sb->name = a_strdup(buf);
-
     sb->colors.fg = globalconf.colors.fg;
     if((buf = luaA_getopt_lstring(L, 2, "fg", NULL, &len)))
         reqs[++reqs_nbr] = xcolor_init_unchecked(&sb->colors.fg, buf, len);
@@ -671,15 +666,6 @@ luaA_statusbar_newindex(lua_State *L)
                 luaL_error(L, "this statusbar is already on screen %d",
                            (*statusbar)->screen + 1);
 
-            /* Check for uniq name and id. */
-            for(int i = 0; i < globalconf.screens[screen].statusbars.len; i++)
-            {
-                wibox_t *s = globalconf.screens[screen].statusbars.tab[i];
-                if(!a_strcmp(s->name, (*statusbar)->name))
-                    luaL_error(L, "a statusbar with that name is already on screen %d\n",
-                               screen + 1);
-            }
-
             statusbar_remove(*statusbar);
 
             (*statusbar)->screen = screen;
diff --git a/structs.h b/structs.h
index 65f2856f..12e695de 100644
--- a/structs.h
+++ b/structs.h
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ typedef struct
     int refcount;
     /** Window */
     simple_window_t sw;
-    /** Wibox name */
-    char *name;
     /** Box width and height */
     uint16_t width, height;
     /** Box position */
diff --git a/wibox.h b/wibox.h
index da982ec7..c8c81705 100644
--- a/wibox.h
+++ b/wibox.h
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ wibox_delete(wibox_t **wibox)
 {
     simplewindow_wipe(&(*wibox)->sw);
     widget_node_list_wipe(&(*wibox)->widgets);
-    p_delete(&(*wibox)->name);
     p_delete(wibox);
 }