diff --git a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd.java b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd.java
index 23c9425803b..180063e6e5d 100644
--- a/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd.java
+++ b/api/src/com/cloud/api/commands/UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd.java
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public class UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd extends BaseCmd {
     
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.ID, type=CommandType.LONG, description="the id of the network offering")
     private Long id;
-
-    @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.NAME, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the name of the network offering")
-    private String networkOfferingName;
     
     @Parameter(name=ApiConstants.DISPLAY_TEXT, type=CommandType.STRING, description="the display text of the network offering")
     private String displayText;
@@ -55,10 +52,7 @@ public class UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd extends BaseCmd {
     /////////////////// Accessors ///////////////////////
     /////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     
-    public String getNetworkOfferingName() {
-        return networkOfferingName;
-    }
-    
+  
     public String getDisplayText() {
         return displayText;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
index 2a519d01083..82a1521418a 100755
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/configuration/ConfigurationManagerImpl.java
@@ -2771,7 +2771,6 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
     public NetworkOffering updateNetworkOffering(UpdateNetworkOfferingCmd cmd) {
         String displayText = cmd.getDisplayText();
         Long id = cmd.getId();
-        String name = cmd.getNetworkOfferingName();
         String availabilityStr = cmd.getAvailability();
         Availability availability = null;
 
@@ -2793,10 +2792,6 @@ public class ConfigurationManagerImpl implements ConfigurationManager, Configura
 
         NetworkOfferingVO offering = _networkOfferingDao.createForUpdate(id);
 
-        if (name != null) {
-            offering.setName(name);
-        }
-
         if (displayText != null) {
             offering.setDisplayText(displayText);
         }