diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Delegation/ScopedVariables/ArgumentScopedVariableResolver.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Delegation/ScopedVariables/ArgumentScopedVariableResolver.cs
index 7c7d5eafcdc..4d66fde462d 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Delegation/ScopedVariables/ArgumentScopedVariableResolver.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Delegation/ScopedVariables/ArgumentScopedVariableResolver.cs
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 using System.Linq;
 using HotChocolate.Language;
 using HotChocolate.Resolvers;
-using HotChocolate.Stitching.Properties;
 using HotChocolate.Types;
 using HotChocolate.Utilities;
 using static HotChocolate.Stitching.ThrowHelper;
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Directives/ScopedVariableNode.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Directives/ScopedVariableNode.cs
index e978533c8e6..1a3b60d864c 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Directives/ScopedVariableNode.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Directives/ScopedVariableNode.cs
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ public VariableNode ToVariableNode()
 
         public string ToVariableName()
         {
-            return Scope.Value + "_" + Name.Value;
+            return "__" + Scope.Value + "_" + Name.Value;
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestHelper.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestHelper.cs
index b2ba4018b6a..0cdeb1eca00 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestHelper.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestHelper.cs
@@ -13,12 +13,11 @@ namespace HotChocolate.Stitching.Requests
     internal class MergeRequestHelper
     {
         public static IEnumerable<(IQueryRequest, IEnumerable<BufferedRequest>)> MergeRequests(
-            IEnumerable<BufferedRequest> requests,
-            ISet<string> requestVariableNames)
+            IEnumerable<BufferedRequest> requests)
         {
             foreach (var group in requests.GroupBy(t => t.Operation.Operation))
             {
-                var rewriter = new MergeRequestRewriter(requestVariableNames);
+                var rewriter = new MergeRequestRewriter();
                 var variableValues = new Dictionary<string, object?>();
 
                 var operationName = group
@@ -36,7 +35,7 @@ internal class MergeRequestHelper
                 BufferedRequest first = null!;
                 foreach (BufferedRequest request in group)
                 {
-                    first = request;
+                    first ??= request;
                     MergeRequest(request, rewriter, variableValues, $"__{i++}_");
                 }
 
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestRewriter.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestRewriter.cs
index a967701ba7b..b0923cbfc3f 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestRewriter.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/MergeRequestRewriter.cs
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ internal class MergeRequestRewriter : QuerySyntaxRewriter<bool>
             new Dictionary<string, VariableDefinitionNode>();
         private readonly Dictionary<string, FragmentDefinitionNode> _fragments =
             new Dictionary<string, FragmentDefinitionNode>();
-        private readonly ISet<string> _globalVariableNames;
 
         private Dictionary<string, string>? _aliases;
         private NameString _requestPrefix;
@@ -22,16 +21,6 @@ internal class MergeRequestRewriter : QuerySyntaxRewriter<bool>
         private OperationType? _operationType;
         private NameNode? _operationName;
 
-        public MergeRequestRewriter(ISet<string> globalVariableNames)
-        {
-            _globalVariableNames = globalVariableNames ??
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(globalVariableNames));
-        }
-
-        private bool IsAutoGenerated => !_rewriteFragments;
-
-        public NameNode OperationName => _operationName ?? _defaultName;
-
         public void SetOperationName(NameNode name) => _operationName = name;
 
         public IDictionary<string, string> AddQuery(
@@ -50,8 +39,7 @@ public MergeRequestRewriter(ISet<string> globalVariableNames)
             OperationDefinitionNode operation =
                 BufferedRequest.ResolveOperation(rewritten, request.Request.OperationName);
 
-            foreach (VariableDefinitionNode variable in
-                operation.VariableDefinitions)
+            foreach (VariableDefinitionNode variable in operation.VariableDefinitions)
             {
                 if (!_variables.ContainsKey(variable.Variable.Name.Value))
                 {
@@ -94,14 +82,9 @@ public DocumentNode Merge()
         }
 
         protected override VariableDefinitionNode RewriteVariableDefinition(
-            VariableDefinitionNode node, bool context)
-        {
-            return IsAutoGenerated
-                && _globalVariableNames.Contains(node.Variable.Name.Value)
-                ? node
-                : node.WithVariable(node.Variable.WithName(
-                    node.Variable.Name.CreateNewName(_requestPrefix)));
-        }
+            VariableDefinitionNode node, bool context) =>
+            node.WithVariable(node.Variable.WithName(
+                node.Variable.Name.CreateNewName(_requestPrefix)));
 
         protected override FieldNode RewriteField(FieldNode node, bool first)
         {
@@ -129,30 +112,21 @@ protected override FieldNode RewriteField(FieldNode node, bool first)
         }
 
         protected override FragmentSpreadNode RewriteFragmentSpread(
-            FragmentSpreadNode node, bool first)
-        {
-            return _rewriteFragments
+            FragmentSpreadNode node, bool first) =>
+            _rewriteFragments
                 ? node.WithName(node.Name.CreateNewName(_requestPrefix))
                 : node;
-        }
 
         protected override FragmentDefinitionNode RewriteFragmentDefinition(
-            FragmentDefinitionNode node, bool first)
-        {
-            return _rewriteFragments
+            FragmentDefinitionNode node, bool first) =>
+            _rewriteFragments
                 ? base.RewriteFragmentDefinition(
                     node.WithName(node.Name.CreateNewName(_requestPrefix)),
                     false)
                 : base.RewriteFragmentDefinition(node, false);
-        }
 
         protected override VariableNode RewriteVariable(
-            VariableNode node, bool first)
-        {
-            return IsAutoGenerated
-                && _globalVariableNames.Contains(node.Name.Value)
-                ? node
-                : node.WithName(node.Name.CreateNewName(_requestPrefix));
-        }
+            VariableNode node, bool first) =>
+            node.WithName(node.Name.CreateNewName(_requestPrefix));
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/RemoteRequestExecutor.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/RemoteRequestExecutor.cs
index 60ceb03a2c4..ebf45e445f1 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/RemoteRequestExecutor.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/RemoteRequestExecutor.cs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 using System;
-using System.Collections.Concurrent;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using GreenDonut;
 using HotChocolate.Execution;
-using static HotChocolate.Stitching.WellKnownContextData;
 
 namespace HotChocolate.Stitching.Requests
 {
@@ -13,25 +11,20 @@ internal sealed class RemoteRequestExecutor
         : IRemoteRequestExecutor
         , IDisposable
     {
-        private static readonly HashSet<string> _empty = new HashSet<string>();
         private readonly SemaphoreSlim _semaphore = new SemaphoreSlim(1, 1);
         private readonly List<BufferedRequest> _bufferedRequests = new List<BufferedRequest>();
         private readonly IBatchScheduler _batchScheduler;
         private readonly IRequestExecutor _executor;
-        private readonly IRequestContextAccessor _requestContextAccessor;
         private bool _taskRegistered;
 
         public RemoteRequestExecutor(
             IBatchScheduler batchScheduler,
-            IRequestExecutor executor,
-            IRequestContextAccessor requestContextAccessor)
+            IRequestExecutor executor)
         {
             _batchScheduler = batchScheduler ??
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(batchScheduler));
             _executor = executor ??
                 throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(executor));
-            _requestContextAccessor = requestContextAccessor ??
-                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(requestContextAccessor));
         }
 
         /// <iniheritdoc />
@@ -122,7 +115,7 @@ private async ValueTask ExecuteRequestsInternal(CancellationToken cancellationTo
             // we however have to group requests by operation type. This means we should
             // end up with one or two requests (query and mutation).
             foreach ((IQueryRequest Merged, IEnumerable<BufferedRequest> Requests) batch in
-                MergeRequestHelper.MergeRequests(_bufferedRequests, GetRequestVariableNames()))
+                MergeRequestHelper.MergeRequests(_bufferedRequests))
             {
                 // now we take this merged request and run it against the executor.
                 IExecutionResult result = await _executor
@@ -148,32 +141,6 @@ private async ValueTask ExecuteRequestsInternal(CancellationToken cancellationTo
             }
         }
 
-        private ISet<string> GetRequestVariableNames()
-        {
-            IRequestContext context = _requestContextAccessor.RequestContext;
-
-            if (context.ContextData is ConcurrentDictionary<string, object?> optimized)
-            {
-                return (ISet<string>)optimized.GetOrAdd(RequestVarNames, key =>
-                {
-                    if (context.Request.VariableValues is { Count: > 0 } variables)
-                    {
-                        return new HashSet<string>(variables.Keys);
-                    }
-                    return _empty;
-                })!;
-            }
-
-            if(!context.ContextData.TryGetValue(RequestVarNames, out object? value))
-            {
-                value = context.Request.VariableValues is { Count: > 0 } variables
-                    ? new HashSet<string>(variables.Keys)
-                    : _empty;
-            }
-
-            return (ISet<string>)value!;
-        }
-
         public void Dispose()
         {
             _semaphore.Dispose();
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/StitchingContext.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/StitchingContext.cs
index c239b21dc99..15813c763d8 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/StitchingContext.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/src/Stitching/Requests/StitchingContext.cs
@@ -33,8 +33,7 @@ public class StitchingContext : IStitchingContext
                     executor.Key,
                     new RemoteRequestExecutor(
                         batchScheduler,
-                        executor.Value,
-                        requestContextAccessor));
+                        executor.Value));
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ArgumentScopedVariableResolverTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ArgumentScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
index 9fdcfbb7955..74bddeeb781 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ArgumentScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ArgumentScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void CreateVariableValue()
 
             // assert
             Assert.Equal("bar", Assert.IsType<StringValueNode>(value.DefaultValue).Value);
-            Assert.Equal("arguments_a", value.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("__arguments_a", value.Name);
             Assert.Equal("String", Assert.IsType<NamedTypeNode>(value.Type).Name.Value);
             Assert.Equal("baz", value.Value.Value);
         }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
index 5fbf8ef48dc..ae442c16d96 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public void CreateVariableValue()
 
             // assert
             Assert.Null(value.DefaultValue);
-            Assert.Equal("contextData_a", value.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("__contextData_a", value.Name);
             Assert.Equal("String", Assert.IsType<NamedTypeNode>(value.Type).Name.Value);
             Assert.Equal("AbcDef", value.Value.Value);
         }
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ public void ContextDataEntryDoesNotExist()
 
             // assert
             Assert.Null(value.DefaultValue);
-            Assert.Equal("contextData_a", value.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("__contextData_a", value.Name);
             Assert.Equal("String", Assert.IsType<NamedTypeNode>(value.Type).Name.Value);
             Assert.Equal(NullValueNode.Default, value.Value);
         }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/FieldScopedVariableResolverTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/FieldScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
index baa80821cf1..c26253d6245 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/FieldScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/FieldScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public void CreateVariableValue()
 
             // assert
             Assert.Null(value.DefaultValue);
-            Assert.Equal("fields_a", value.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("__fields_a", value.Name);
             Assert.IsType<NamedTypeNode>(value.Type);
             Assert.Equal("baz", value.Value.Value);
         }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.cs
index d3267f76657..08b6669be2f 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.cs
@@ -38,13 +38,12 @@ public void BuildRemoteQuery()
                 .SelectionSet.Selections
                 .OfType<FieldNode>().Single();
 
-
             // act
             DocumentNode newQuery = RemoteQueryBuilder.New()
                 .SetOperation(null, OperationType.Query)
                 .SetSelectionPath(path)
                 .SetRequestField(field)
-                .AddVariable("fields_bar", new NamedTypeNode(null, new NameNode("String")))
+                .AddVariable("__fields_bar", new NamedTypeNode(null, new NameNode("String")))
                 .Build("abc", new Dictionary<(NameString Type, NameString Schema), NameString>());
 
             // assert
@@ -88,7 +87,7 @@ public void BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName()
                     OperationType.Query)
                 .SetSelectionPath(path)
                 .SetRequestField(field)
-                .AddVariable("fields_bar", new NamedTypeNode(null, new NameNode("String")))
+                .AddVariable("__fields_bar", new NamedTypeNode(null, new NameNode("String")))
                 .Build("abc", new Dictionary<(NameString Type, NameString Schema), NameString>());
 
             // assert
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
index 52209fdd37e..560ae3e0dd0 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolverTests.cs
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ public void CreateVariableValue()
 
             // assert
             Assert.Null(value.DefaultValue);
-            Assert.Equal("scopedContextData_a", value.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("__scopedContextData_a", value.Name);
             Assert.Equal("String", Assert.IsType<NamedTypeNode>(value.Type).Name.Value);
-            Assert.Equal("AbcDef", value.Value.Value);
+            Assert.Equal("AbcDef", value.Value!.Value);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ public void ContextDataEntryDoesNotExist()
                     c.Options.StrictValidation = false;
                 });
 
-            var contextData = ImmutableDictionary<string, object>.Empty;
+            ImmutableDictionary<string, object> contextData =
+                ImmutableDictionary<string, object>.Empty;
 
             var context = new Mock<IResolverContext>(MockBehavior.Strict);
             context.SetupGet(t => t.ScopedContextData).Returns(contextData);
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ public void ContextDataEntryDoesNotExist()
 
             // assert
             Assert.Null(value.DefaultValue);
-            Assert.Equal("scopedContextData_a", value.Name);
+            Assert.Equal("__scopedContextData_a", value.Name);
             Assert.Equal("String", Assert.IsType<NamedTypeNode>(value.Type).Name.Value);
             Assert.Equal(NullValueNode.Default, value.Value);
         }
@@ -104,13 +105,13 @@ public void ContextIsNull()
 
             // act
             var resolver = new ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolver();
-            Action a = () => resolver.Resolve(
-                null,
+            void Action() => resolver.Resolve(
+                null!,
                 scopedVariable,
                 schema.GetType<StringType>("String"));
 
             // assert
-            Assert.Equal("context", Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(a).ParamName);
+            Assert.Equal("context", Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(Action).ParamName);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -129,27 +130,19 @@ public void ScopedVariableIsNull()
 
             // act
             var resolver = new ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolver();
-            Action a = () => resolver.Resolve(
+            void Action() => resolver.Resolve(
                 context.Object,
-                null,
+                null!,
                 schema.GetType<StringType>("String"));
 
             // assert
-            Assert.Equal("variable", Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(a).ParamName);
+            Assert.Equal("variable", Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(Action).ParamName);
         }
 
         [Fact]
         public void TargetTypeIsNull()
         {
             // arrange
-            var schema = Schema.Create(
-                "type Query { foo(a: String = \"bar\") : String }",
-                c =>
-                {
-                    c.Use(next => context => default);
-                    c.Options.StrictValidation = false;
-                });
-
             var context = new Mock<IMiddlewareContext>();
 
             var scopedVariable = new ScopedVariableNode(
@@ -159,13 +152,13 @@ public void TargetTypeIsNull()
 
             // act
             var resolver = new ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolver();
-            Action a = () => resolver.Resolve(
+            void Action() => resolver.Resolve(
                 context.Object,
                 scopedVariable,
-                null);
+                null!);
 
             // assert
-            Assert.Equal("targetType", Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(a).ParamName);
+            Assert.Equal("targetType", Assert.Throws<ArgumentNullException>(Action).ParamName);
         }
 
         [Fact]
@@ -189,13 +182,13 @@ public void InvalidScope()
 
             // act
             var resolver = new ScopedContextDataScopedVariableResolver();
-            Action a = () => resolver.Resolve(
+            void Action() => resolver.Resolve(
                 context.Object,
                 scopedVariable,
                 schema.GetType<StringType>("String"));
 
             // assert
-            Assert.Equal("variable", Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(a).ParamName);
+            Assert.Equal("variable", Assert.Throws<ArgumentException>(Action).ParamName);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQuery.snap b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQuery.snap
index f063c248f29..0b072409d62 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQuery.snap
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQuery.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-query fetch($fields_bar: String) {
+query fetch($__fields_bar: String) {
   a {
     b {
       c {
-        bar: d(a: $fields_bar) {
+        bar: d(a: $__fields_bar) {
           baz {
             ... on Baz {
               qux
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName.snap b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName.snap
index 7e1eb537c77..1aadab04595 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName.snap
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Delegation/__snapshots__/RemoteQueryBuilderTests.BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-query BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName($fields_bar: String) {
+query BuildRemoteQueryCanOverrideOperationName($__fields_bar: String) {
   a {
     b {
       c {
-        bar: d(a: $fields_bar) {
+        bar: d(a: $__fields_bar) {
           baz {
             ... on Baz {
               qux
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Integration/BaseTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Integration/BaseTests.cs
index ff6b28bbfa9..f92a4cdef67 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Integration/BaseTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Integration/BaseTests.cs
@@ -1,15 +1,14 @@
-using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
 using System.Net.Http;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using HotChocolate.Execution;
+using HotChocolate.Language;
+using HotChocolate.Resolvers;
 using HotChocolate.Tests;
+using HotChocolate.Types;
 using Snapshooter.Xunit;
 using Xunit;
-using System.Collections.Generic;
-using HotChocolate.Resolvers;
-using HotChocolate.Types;
-using HotChocolate.Language;
 
 namespace HotChocolate.Stitching.Integration
 {
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/MergeRequestHelperTests.cs b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/MergeRequestHelperTests.cs
index 456fff15da2..671a3f5db47 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/MergeRequestHelperTests.cs
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/MergeRequestHelperTests.cs
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ public async Task Create_BufferedRequest()
                     .AddCustomerSchema()
                     .BuildSchemaAsync();
 
-            var variableNames = new HashSet<string> { "id" };
-
             var queryA = "query abc($id: ID) { customer(id: $id) { name } }";
             var queryB = "query abc($id: ID) { customer(id: $id) { id } }";
 
@@ -46,8 +44,7 @@ public async Task Create_BufferedRequest()
             // act
             IEnumerable<(IQueryRequest, IEnumerable<BufferedRequest>)> mergeResult =
                 MergeRequestHelper.MergeRequests(
-                    new[] { bufferedRequestA, bufferedRequestB },
-                    variableNames);
+                    new[] { bufferedRequestA, bufferedRequestB });
 
             // assert
             string.Join(Environment.NewLine + "-------" + Environment.NewLine,
@@ -67,8 +64,6 @@ public async Task Create_BufferedRequest_AutoGenerated()
                     .AddCustomerSchema()
                     .BuildSchemaAsync();
 
-            var variableNames = new HashSet<string> { "id" };
-
             var queryA = "query abc($id: ID) { customer(id: $id) { name } }";
             var queryB = "query abc($id: ID) { customer(id: $id) { id } }";
 
@@ -92,8 +87,7 @@ public async Task Create_BufferedRequest_AutoGenerated()
             // act
             IEnumerable<(IQueryRequest, IEnumerable<BufferedRequest>)> mergeResult =
                 MergeRequestHelper.MergeRequests(
-                    new[] { bufferedRequestA, bufferedRequestB },
-                    variableNames);
+                    new[] { bufferedRequestA, bufferedRequestB });
 
             // assert
             string.Join(Environment.NewLine + "-------" + Environment.NewLine,
@@ -113,8 +107,6 @@ public async Task Create_BufferedRequest_With_Mixed_Operations()
                     .AddCustomerSchema()
                     .BuildSchemaAsync();
 
-            var variableNames = new HashSet<string> { "id" };
-
             var queryA = "query abc($id: ID) { customer(id: $id) { name } }";
             var queryB = "query abc($id: ID) { customer(id: $id) { id } }";
             var queryC = "mutation { createCustomer(input: { name: \"a\" }) { customer { id } } }";
@@ -147,8 +139,7 @@ public async Task Create_BufferedRequest_With_Mixed_Operations()
                     bufferedRequestA,
                     bufferedRequestB,
                     bufferedRequestC
-                },
-                variableNames);
+                });
 
             // assert
             string.Join(Environment.NewLine + "-------" + Environment.NewLine,
diff --git a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/__snapshots__/MergeRequestHelperTests.Create_BufferedRequest_AutoGenerated.snap b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/__snapshots__/MergeRequestHelperTests.Create_BufferedRequest_AutoGenerated.snap
index 81ebc8d5e9d..aac799030ef 100644
--- a/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/__snapshots__/MergeRequestHelperTests.Create_BufferedRequest_AutoGenerated.snap
+++ b/src/HotChocolate/Stitching/test/Stitching.Tests/Requests/__snapshots__/MergeRequestHelperTests.Create_BufferedRequest_AutoGenerated.snap
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-query exec_batch($id: ID) {
-  __0__customer: customer(id: $id) {
+query exec_batch($__0__id: ID, $__1__id: ID) {
+  __0__customer: customer(id: $__0__id) {
     name
   }
-  __1__customer: customer(id: $id) {
+  __1__customer: customer(id: $__1__id) {
     id
   }
 }