diff --git a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java
index 5a79bb4b00ae1..da5dc67c965c8 100644
--- a/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java
+++ b/java/client/src/org/openqa/selenium/remote/RemoteWebElement.java
@@ -391,7 +391,6 @@ public String toString() {
 
   public Map<String, Object> toJson() {
     return ImmutableMap.of(
-      Dialect.OSS.getEncodedElementKey(), getId(),
       Dialect.W3C.getEncodedElementKey(), getId());
   }
 }