diff --git a/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet b/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet
index 562a8ca1..650f4eb6 100644
--- a/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet
+++ b/confluent_osdeploy/common/profile/scripts/confignet
@@ -416,13 +416,11 @@ class NetworkManager(object):
                     cmdargs['infiniband.parent'] = iname
                     cmdargs['infiniband.p-key'] = vlan
                     iname = '{0}.{1}'.format(iname, vlan[2:])
-                    cname = iname if not cname else cname
                 elif ctype == 'ethernet':
                     ctype = 'vlan'
                     cmdargs['vlan.parent'] = iname
                     cmdargs['vlan.id'] = vlan
                     iname = '{0}.{1}'.format(iname, vlan)
-                    cname = iname if not cname else cname
                 else:
                     sys.stderr.write("Warning, unknown interface_name ({0}) device type ({1}) for VLAN/PKEY, skipping setup\n".format(iname, ctype))
                     return