diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f2f2630..5ea2c23 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ var logger = new LoggerConfiguration()
     .ReadFrom.Configuration(configuration, options)
     .CreateLogger();
 
-ILoggingFilterSwitch filterSwitch = filterSwitches["$filterSwitch"];
+ILoggingFilterSwitch filterSwitch = filterSwitches["filterSwitch"];
 ```
 
 ### Nested configuration sections
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReader.cs b/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReader.cs
index 67459d2..2a6c317 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReader.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReader.cs
@@ -75,8 +75,8 @@ void ProcessFilterSwitchDeclarations()
             SetFilterSwitch(throwOnError: true);
             SubscribeToFilterExpressionChanges();
 
-            var referenceName = _resolutionContext.AddFilterSwitch(switchName, filterSwitch);
-            _resolutionContext.ReaderOptions.OnFilterSwitchCreated?.Invoke(referenceName, filterSwitch);
+            _resolutionContext.AddFilterSwitch(switchName, filterSwitch);
+            _resolutionContext.ReaderOptions.OnFilterSwitchCreated?.Invoke(switchName, filterSwitch);
 
             void SubscribeToFilterExpressionChanges()
             {
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReaderOptions.cs b/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReaderOptions.cs
index d0696a6..4510aa9 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReaderOptions.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ConfigurationReaderOptions.cs
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ public ConfigurationReaderOptions() : this(dependencyContext: null)
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Called when a log filter switch is created while reading the <c>Serilog:FilterSwitches</c> section of the configuration.
-    /// The switch name includes the leading <c>$</c> character.
     /// </summary>
     public Action<string, ILoggingFilterSwitch>? OnFilterSwitchCreated { get; init; }
 
diff --git a/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ResolutionContext.cs b/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ResolutionContext.cs
index d002620..61d40d8 100644
--- a/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ResolutionContext.cs
+++ b/src/Serilog.Settings.Configuration/Settings/Configuration/ResolutionContext.cs
@@ -62,13 +62,12 @@ public string AddLevelSwitch(string levelSwitchName, LoggingLevelSwitch levelSwi
         return referenceName;
     }
 
-    public string AddFilterSwitch(string filterSwitchName, LoggingFilterSwitchProxy filterSwitch)
+    public void AddFilterSwitch(string filterSwitchName, LoggingFilterSwitchProxy filterSwitch)
     {
         if (filterSwitchName == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(filterSwitchName));
         if (filterSwitch == null) throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(filterSwitch));
         var referenceName = ToSwitchReference(filterSwitchName);
         _declaredFilterSwitches[referenceName] = filterSwitch;
-        return referenceName;
     }
 
     string ToSwitchReference(string switchName)
diff --git a/test/Serilog.Settings.Configuration.Tests/ConfigurationSettingsTests.cs b/test/Serilog.Settings.Configuration.Tests/ConfigurationSettingsTests.cs
index 23f41e2..4916f35 100644
--- a/test/Serilog.Settings.Configuration.Tests/ConfigurationSettingsTests.cs
+++ b/test/Serilog.Settings.Configuration.Tests/ConfigurationSettingsTests.cs
@@ -1548,19 +1548,16 @@ public void TestLogLevelSwitchesCallback(string switchName)
         Assert.Equal(LogEventLevel.Debug, systemThreading.MinimumLevel);
     }
 
-    [Theory]
-    [InlineData("$switch1", "$switch2")]
-    [InlineData("$switch1", "switch2")]
-    [InlineData("switch1", "$switch2")]
-    [InlineData("switch1", "switch2")]
-    public void TestLogFilterSwitchesCallback(string switch1Name, string switch2Name)
+    [Fact]
+    public void TestLogFilterSwitchesCallback()
     {
-        var json = $$"""
+        // language=json
+        var json = """
             {
-                'Serilog': {
-                    'FilterSwitches': {
-                        '{{switch1Name}}': 'Prop = 1',
-                        '{{switch2Name}}': 'Prop = 2'
+                "Serilog": {
+                    "FilterSwitches": {
+                        "switch1": "Prop = 1",
+                        "$switch2": "Prop = 2"
                     }
                 }
             }
@@ -1572,7 +1569,7 @@ public void TestLogFilterSwitchesCallback(string switch1Name, string switch2Name
 
         Assert.Equal(2, switches.Count);
 
-        var switch1 = Assert.Contains("$switch1", switches);
+        var switch1 = Assert.Contains("switch1", switches);
         Assert.Equal("Prop = 1", switch1.Expression);
 
         var switch2 = Assert.Contains("$switch2", switches);