diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/common/domain-name.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/common/domain-name.ts
index dca1a60bd4548..6b1123512c678 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/common/domain-name.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/lib/common/domain-name.ts
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ export class DomainName extends Resource implements IDomainName {
       ],
     };
     const resource = new CfnDomainName(this, 'Resource', domainNameProps);
-    this.name = props.domainName ?? resource.ref;
+    this.name = resource.ref;
     this.regionalDomainName = Token.asString(resource.getAtt('RegionalDomainName'));
     this.regionalHostedZoneId = Token.asString(resource.getAtt('RegionalHostedZoneId'));
   }
diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/domain-name.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/domain-name.test.ts
index 30c981a1da1d5..2d0d856c7ae15 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/domain-name.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/aws-apigatewayv2/test/http/domain-name.test.ts
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ describe('DomainName', () => {
       ApiId: {
         Ref: 'ApiF70053CD',
       },
-      DomainName: 'example.com',
+      DomainName: {
+        Ref: 'DNFDC76583',
+      },
       Stage: 'beta',
       ApiMappingKey: 'beta',
     });
@@ -139,7 +141,9 @@ describe('DomainName', () => {
       ApiId: {
         Ref: 'ApiF70053CD',
       },
-      DomainName: 'example.com',
+      DomainName: {
+        Ref: 'DNFDC76583',
+      },
       Stage: '$default',
     });
   });