diff --git a/src/lager_app.erl b/src/lager_app.erl
index c7bb8fa..4fc4d26 100644
--- a/src/lager_app.erl
+++ b/src/lager_app.erl
@@ -87,8 +87,7 @@ start_handlers(Sink, {ok, Handlers}) ->
 start_handler(Sink, Module, Config) ->
     {ok, Watcher} = supervisor:start_child(lager_handler_watcher_sup,
                                            [Sink, Module, Config]),
-    {BackendId, _Config} = maybe_make_handler_id(Module, Config),
-    {BackendId, Watcher, Sink}.
+    {Module, Watcher, Sink}.
 
 interpret_hwm(undefined) ->
     undefined;