diff --git a/lib/scaffold/create.js b/lib/scaffold/create.js
index 8be332e9..b698e6a9 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/create.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/create.js
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@ function createBitcoinDirectory(datadir, done) {
 /**
  * Will create a base Bitcore Node configuration directory and files.
  * @param {String} configDir - The absolute path
- * @param {String} name - The name of the node
  * @param {String} datadir - The bitcoin database directory
  * @param {Boolean} isGlobal - If the configuration depends on globally installed node services.
  * @param {Function} done - The callback function called when finished
  */
-function createConfigDirectory(configDir, name, datadir, isGlobal, done) {
+function createConfigDirectory(configDir, datadir, isGlobal, done) {
   mkdirp(configDir, function(err) {
     if (err) {
       throw err;
@@ -64,7 +63,6 @@ function createConfigDirectory(configDir, name, datadir, isGlobal, done) {
     var configInfo = defaultConfig();
     var config = configInfo.config;
 
-    config.name = name || 'Bitcore Node';
     config.datadir = datadir;
     var configJSON = JSON.stringify(config, null, 2);
     var packageJSON = JSON.stringify(BASE_PACKAGE, null, 2);
@@ -88,7 +86,6 @@ function createConfigDirectory(configDir, name, datadir, isGlobal, done) {
  * @param {Object} options
  * @param {String} options.cwd - The current working directory
  * @param {String} options.dirname - The name of the bitcore node configuration directory
- * @param {String} options.name - The name of the bitcore node
  * @param {String} options.datadir - The path to the bitcoin datadir
  * @param {Function} done - A callback function called when finished
  */
@@ -99,13 +96,11 @@ function create(options, done) {
   $.checkArgument(_.isFunction(done));
   $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.cwd));
   $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.dirname));
-  $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.name) || _.isUndefined(options.name));
   $.checkArgument(_.isBoolean(options.isGlobal));
   $.checkArgument(_.isString(options.datadir));
 
   var cwd = options.cwd;
   var dirname = options.dirname;
-  var name = options.name;
   var datadir = options.datadir;
   var isGlobal = options.isGlobal;
 
@@ -116,7 +111,7 @@ function create(options, done) {
     function(next) {
       // Setup the the bitcore-node directory and configuration
       if (!fs.existsSync(absConfigDir)) {
-        createConfigDirectory(absConfigDir, name, datadir, isGlobal, next);
+        createConfigDirectory(absConfigDir, datadir, isGlobal, next);
       } else {
         next(new Error('Directory "' + absConfigDir+ '" already exists.'));
       }
diff --git a/lib/scaffold/default-config.js b/lib/scaffold/default-config.js
index cc29dab9..843688f3 100644
--- a/lib/scaffold/default-config.js
+++ b/lib/scaffold/default-config.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ function getDefaultConfig() {
   return {
     path: process.cwd(),
     config: {
-      name: 'Bitcore Node',
       datadir: process.env.BITCORENODE_DIR || path.resolve(process.env.HOME, '.bitcoin'),
       network: process.env.BITCORENODE_NETWORK || 'livenet',
       port: Number(process.env.BITCORENODE_PORT) || 3001,
diff --git a/test/scaffold/create.integration.js b/test/scaffold/create.integration.js
index 3d5d11cc..313a3908 100644
--- a/test/scaffold/create.integration.js
+++ b/test/scaffold/create.integration.js
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ describe('#create', function() {
       should.equal(fs.existsSync(bitcoinConfig), true);
 
       var config = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(configPath));
-      config.name.should.equal('My Node 1');
       config.services.should.deep.equal(['bitcoind', 'db', 'address', 'web']);
       config.datadir.should.equal('./data');
       config.network.should.equal('livenet');