diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/components/units/PlatformUnitSimulation.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/components/units/PlatformUnitSimulation.cpp
index f9beaced057488d00bc05de630b206c138953eff..0f4d58b0fbc2be757117a70aac3a213bea3f8da9 100644
--- a/source/RobotAPI/components/units/PlatformUnitSimulation.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/components/units/PlatformUnitSimulation.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ namespace armarx
     PropertyDefinitionsPtr PlatformUnitSimulation::createPropertyDefinitions()
     {
         auto def = PlatformUnit::createPropertyDefinitions();
-        def->setPrefix(getConfigIdentifier());
 
         def->defineOptionalProperty<int>("IntervalMs", 10, "The time in milliseconds between two calls to the simulation method.");
         def->defineOptionalProperty<float>("InitialRotation", 0, "Initial rotation of the platform.");
diff --git a/source/RobotAPI/components/units/RobotUnit/Units/PlatformSubUnit.cpp b/source/RobotAPI/components/units/RobotUnit/Units/PlatformSubUnit.cpp
index 809be741c620d0a5de372cb0276c19788aa2dc2d..81b600f3c0b04224ea29bfa0226a61862d901403 100755
--- a/source/RobotAPI/components/units/RobotUnit/Units/PlatformSubUnit.cpp
+++ b/source/RobotAPI/components/units/RobotUnit/Units/PlatformSubUnit.cpp
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ namespace armarx
     PropertyDefinitionsPtr armarx::PlatformSubUnit::createPropertyDefinitions()
     {
         auto def = PlatformUnit::createPropertyDefinitions();
-        def->setPrefix(getConfigIdentifier());
 
         def->component(robotStateComponent);