diff --git a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py
index 059252e..0e871b7 100644
--- a/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py
+++ b/csaxs_bec/bec_ipython_client/plugins/LamNI/lamni.py
@@ -2135,8 +2135,6 @@ class LamNI(TomoQueueMixin, LamNIAlignmentMixin, LamNIOpticsMixin, LamniGuiTools
                 int,
             )
 
-        self.sample_name = self._get_val("sample name", self.sample_name, str)
-
     @staticmethod
     def _get_val(msg: str, default_value, data_type):
         return data_type(input(f"{msg} ({default_value}): ") or default_value)