diff --git a/tests/setup_device_ci.sh b/tests/setup_device_ci.sh
index e876b943..b45c6b46 100755
--- a/tests/setup_device_ci.sh
+++ b/tests/setup_device_ci.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ sudo abctl --set_success
 
 # patch sshd config
 sudo mount -o rw,remount /
-echo tici-$(cat /proc/cmdline | sed -e 's/^.*androidboot.serialno=//' -e 's/ .*$//') | sudo tee /etc/hostname
 sudo sed -i "s,/data/params/d/GithubSshKeys,/usr/comma/setup_keys," /etc/ssh/sshd_config
 sudo systemctl daemon-reload
 sudo systemctl restart ssh