diff --git a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java
index ede155a932feb..43defb02a4113 100644
--- a/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java
+++ b/java/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ public String toString() {
 
   public Map<String, Object> toJson() {
     return ImmutableMap.of(
-      Dialect.OSS.getEncodedElementKey(), getId(),
       Dialect.W3C.getEncodedElementKey(), getId());
   }
 }