diff --git a/pkg/config/config_struct.go b/pkg/config/config_struct.go
index 146a70f56..a75677084 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_struct.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_struct.go
@@ -445,9 +445,6 @@ func (c SkillRegistryConfig) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
 		"enabled":  c.Enabled,
 		"base_url": c.BaseURL,
 	}
-	if c.Name != "" {
-		m["name"] = c.Name
-	}
 	if c.AuthToken.String() != "" {
 		m["auth_token"] = c.AuthToken
 	}
@@ -514,9 +511,6 @@ func (c SkillRegistryConfig) MarshalYAML() (any, error) {
 		"enabled":  c.Enabled,
 		"base_url": c.BaseURL,
 	}
-	if c.Name != "" {
-		m["name"] = c.Name
-	}
 	if c.AuthToken.String() != "" {
 		m["auth_token"] = c.AuthToken
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/config/config_struct_test.go b/pkg/config/config_struct_test.go
index e9a7f6661..f02897d28 100644
--- a/pkg/config/config_struct_test.go
+++ b/pkg/config/config_struct_test.go
@@ -242,6 +242,8 @@ func TestSkillsRegistriesConfigMarshalJSONPreservesObjectShape(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, string(data), `"github":{`)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(data), `"clawhub":{`)
 	assert.NotContains(t, string(data), `[{`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(data), `"name":"github"`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, string(data), `"name":"clawhub"`)
 
 	var decoded map[string]json.RawMessage
 	err = json.Unmarshal(data, &decoded)