diff --git a/src/args.rs b/src/args.rs
index ca9f734..1fb8e99 100644
--- a/src/args.rs
+++ b/src/args.rs
@@ -72,30 +72,11 @@ pub enum Commands {
     #[clap(alias("shot"), alias("screenshot"), alias("screenshots"))]
     Shots(ShotsCommands),
 
-    /// Set, get, and generate device name.
-    #[command(subcommand)]
-    Name(NameCommands),
-
     /// Interact with catalog.fireflyzero.com.
     #[command(subcommand)]
     Catalog(CatalogCommands),
 }
 
-#[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
-pub enum NameCommands {
-    /// Show the current device name.
-    #[clap(alias("show"), alias("echo"))]
-    Get,
-
-    /// Set a new device name.
-    #[clap(alias("change"))]
-    Set(NameSetArgs),
-
-    /// Set a new device name.
-    #[clap(alias("gen"), alias("new"))]
-    Generate,
-}
-
 #[derive(Subcommand, Debug)]
 pub enum CatalogCommands {
     /// List all games available in the catalog.
diff --git a/src/cli.rs b/src/cli.rs
index d587707..4d112c3 100644
--- a/src/cli.rs
+++ b/src/cli.rs
@@ -22,11 +22,6 @@ pub fn run_command(vfs: PathBuf, command: &Commands) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
             CatalogCommands::List(args) => cmd_catalog_list(args),
             CatalogCommands::Show(args) => cmd_catalog_show(args),
         },
-        Name(command) => match command {
-            NameCommands::Get => cmd_name_get(&vfs),
-            NameCommands::Set(args) => cmd_name_set(&vfs, args),
-            NameCommands::Generate => cmd_name_generate(&vfs),
-        },
         Runtime(root_args) => match &root_args.command {
             RuntimeCommands::Launch(args) => cmd_launch(root_args, args),
             RuntimeCommands::Restart => cmd_restart(root_args),
diff --git a/src/commands/mod.rs b/src/commands/mod.rs
index ece4d12..2bffbfa 100644
--- a/src/commands/mod.rs
+++ b/src/commands/mod.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ mod import;
 mod inspect;
 mod logs;
 mod monitor;
-mod name;
 mod new;
 mod postinstall;
 mod repl;
@@ -29,7 +28,6 @@ pub use import::cmd_import;
 pub use inspect::cmd_inspect;
 pub use logs::cmd_logs;
 pub use monitor::cmd_monitor;
-pub use name::{cmd_name_generate, cmd_name_get, cmd_name_set};
 pub use new::cmd_new;
 pub use postinstall::cmd_postinstall;
 pub use repl::cmd_repl;
diff --git a/src/commands/name.rs b/src/commands/name.rs
deleted file mode 100644
index 2dbb1ad..0000000
--- a/src/commands/name.rs
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
-use crate::args::NameSetArgs;
-use crate::vfs::generate_valid_name;
-use anyhow::{Context, Result, bail};
-use firefly_types::Encode;
-use std::fs;
-use std::path::Path;
-
-pub fn cmd_name_get(vfs: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-    let name_path = vfs.join("sys").join("name");
-    let name = fs::read_to_string(name_path)?;
-    if let Err(err) = firefly_types::validate_id(&name) {
-        println!("⚠️  the name is not valid: {err}");
-    }
-    println!("{name}");
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn cmd_name_set(vfs: &Path, args: &NameSetArgs) -> Result<()> {
-    let name_path = vfs.join("sys").join("name");
-    let old_name = fs::read_to_string(&name_path)?;
-    println!("old name: {old_name}");
-    if let Err(err) = firefly_types::validate_id(&args.name) {
-        bail!("validate new name: {err}");
-    }
-    write_name(vfs, &args.name)?;
-    println!("new name: {}", &args.name);
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-pub fn cmd_name_generate(vfs: &Path) -> Result<()> {
-    let name = generate_valid_name();
-    write_name(vfs, &name)?;
-    println!("new name: {name}");
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-fn write_name(vfs: &Path, name: &str) -> Result<()> {
-    let name_path = vfs.join("sys").join("name");
-    fs::write(name_path, name)?;
-    let settings_path = vfs.join("sys").join("config");
-    let raw = fs::read(&settings_path).context("read settings")?;
-    let mut settings = firefly_types::Settings::decode(&raw[..]).context("parse settings")?;
-    settings.name = name.to_string();
-    let raw = settings.encode_vec().context("encode settings")?;
-    fs::write(settings_path, raw).context("write settings file")?;
-    Ok(())
-}