diff --git a/scala/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/persistence/mongodb/ScalaDriverPersistenceExtension.scala b/scala/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/persistence/mongodb/ScalaDriverPersistenceExtension.scala
index 040f9d1f..6a8c706c 100644
--- a/scala/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/persistence/mongodb/ScalaDriverPersistenceExtension.scala
+++ b/scala/src/main/scala/akka/contrib/persistence/mongodb/ScalaDriverPersistenceExtension.scala
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ class ScalaMongoDriver(system: ActorSystem, config: Config) extends MongoPersist
   val mongoClientSettings: MongoClientSettings =
     scalaDriverSettings
       .configure(mongoUri)
-      .applicationName("akka-persistence-mongodb")
       .build()
 
   lazy val client: MongoClient = MongoClient(mongoClientSettings)