diff --git a/module/PowerNSX.psm1 b/module/PowerNSX.psm1
index 2f708f66..274df69e 100644
--- a/module/PowerNSX.psm1
+++ b/module/PowerNSX.psm1
@@ -7616,7 +7616,6 @@ function New-NsxController {
         }
 
         # Check for presence of optional controller name
-        if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("ControllerName")) {Add-XmlElement -xmlRoot $ControllerSpec -xmlElementName "name" -xmlElementText $ControllerName.ToString()}
         if ($PSBoundParameters.ContainsKey("Password") -and ($Ctrlcount.count -eq 0)) {Add-XmlElement -xmlRoot $ControllerSpec -xmlElementName "password" -xmlElementText $Password.ToString()}
         Add-XmlElement -xmlRoot $ControllerSpec -xmlElementName "datastoreId" -xmlElementText $DataStore.ExtensionData.Moref.value.ToString()
         Add-XmlElement -xmlRoot $ControllerSpec -xmlElementName "networkId" -xmlElementText $PortGroup.ExtensionData.Moref.Value.ToString()