diff --git a/nodepool/provider_manager.py b/nodepool/provider_manager.py
index 8d377fae0..d36240e52 100644
--- a/nodepool/provider_manager.py
+++ b/nodepool/provider_manager.py
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ class ProviderManager(TaskManager):
 
     def _getClient(self):
         return shade.OpenStackCloud(
-            self.provider.cloud_config.name,
             cloud_config=self.provider.cloud_config,
             **self.provider.cloud_config.config)