diff --git a/proxy.go b/proxy.go
index 3c19fc1..f5fe4ae 100644
--- a/proxy.go
+++ b/proxy.go
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ var (
 	//shellyAuthUser = flagset.String("shellyplug-auth-username", "", "Shellyplug authentication username (also via SHELLYPLUG_AUTH_USERNAME)")
 	//shellyAuthPass = flagset.String("shellyplug-auth-password", "", "Shellyplug authentication username (also via SHELLYPLUG_AUTH_PASSWORD)")
 	exporterPort = flagset.Int("exporter-port", 5000, "Exporter port (also via EXPORTER_PORT)")
-	exporterName = flagset.String("exporter-name", "shelly_plug", "Exporter name (also via EXPORTER_NAME)")
 
 	// additional flags
 	_ = flagset.String("config", "", "Path to config file (ini format)")
@@ -160,8 +159,7 @@ func (s *ShellyStatus) Fetch() {
 func GetMetrics(c *gin.Context) {
 	switch ss.Version {
 	case 1:
-		c.String(http.StatusOK, `shellyplug_name %s
-# HELP shellyplug_power Current power drawn in watts		
+		c.String(http.StatusOK, `# HELP shellyplug_power Current power drawn in watts		
 # TYPE shellyplug_power gauge
 shellyplug_power %.2f
 # HELP shellyplug_overpower Overpower drawn in watts/minute
@@ -176,10 +174,9 @@ shellyplug_temperature %.2f
 # HELP shellyplug_uptime Plug uptime in seconds
 # TYPE shellyplug_uptime gauge
 shellyplug_uptime %d
-`, *exporterName, ss.Status1.Meters[0].Counters[0], float32(0), 0, ss.Status1.Temperature, ss.Status1.Uptime)
+`, ss.Status1.Meters[0].Counters[0], float32(0), 0, ss.Status1.Temperature, ss.Status1.Uptime)
 	case 2:
-		c.String(http.StatusOK, `shellyplug_name %s
-# HELP shellyplug_power Current power drawn in watts
+		c.String(http.StatusOK, `# HELP shellyplug_power Current power drawn in watts
 # TYPE shellyplug_power gauge
 shellyplug_power %.2f
 # HELP shellyplug_overpower Overpower drawn in watts/minute
@@ -194,10 +191,9 @@ shellyplug_temperature %.2f
 # HELP shellyplug_uptime Plug uptime in seconds
 # TYPE shellyplug_uptime gauge
 shellyplug_uptime %d
-`, *exporterName, ss.Status2.Switch.Power, float32(0), 0, ss.Status2.Switch.Temperature.Celsius, ss.Status2.Sys.Uptime)
+`, ss.Status2.Switch.Power, float32(0), 0, ss.Status2.Switch.Temperature.Celsius, ss.Status2.Sys.Uptime)
 	default:
-		c.String(http.StatusOK, `shellyplug_name %s
-# HELP shellyplug_power Current power drawn in watts
+		c.String(http.StatusOK, `# HELP shellyplug_power Current power drawn in watts
 # TYPE shellyplug_power gauge
 shellyplug_power %.2f
 # HELP shellyplug_overpower Overpower drawn in watts/minute
@@ -212,7 +208,7 @@ shellyplug_temperature %.2f
 # HELP shellyplug_uptime Plug uptime in seconds
 # TYPE shellyplug_uptime gauge
 shellyplug_uptime %d
-`, *exporterName, float32(0), float32(0), 0, float32(0), 0)
+`, float32(0), float32(0), 0, float32(0), 0)
 	}
 
 }