diff --git a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
index 0606bef08d1c..1aa5674a0e8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/virtualization/google-compute-engine/default.nix
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 buildPythonPackage rec {
   pname = "google-compute-engine";
   version = "20190124";
-  namePrefix = "";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "GoogleCloudPlatform";