diff --git a/server/mongoose.c b/server/mongoose.c
index cee543e..272aae6 100644
--- a/server/mongoose.c
+++ b/server/mongoose.c
@@ -800,7 +800,6 @@
   // required in the DIAL specification.
   int buf_size = MAX_REQUEST_SIZE;
 
-  pthread_setname_np( pthread_self(), __func__);
   conn = (struct mg_connection *) calloc(1, sizeof(*conn) + buf_size);
   conn->buf_size = buf_size;
   conn->buf = (char *) (conn + 1);
@@ -860,7 +859,6 @@
 static void master_thread(struct mg_context *ctx) {
   struct socket accepted;
 
-  pthread_setname_np( pthread_self(), __func__);
   socklen_t sock_len = sizeof(accepted.local_addr);
   memcpy(&accepted.local_addr, &ctx->local_address, sock_len);