diff --git a/piker/ui/_exec.py b/piker/ui/_exec.py
index d621e98c..361dec33 100644
--- a/piker/ui/_exec.py
+++ b/piker/ui/_exec.py
@@ -200,7 +200,6 @@ def run_qtractor(
     async def main():
 
         async with maybe_open_pikerd(
-            name='qtractor',
             start_method='trio',
             **tractor_kwargs,
         ):