diff --git a/supervisor/options.py b/supervisor/options.py
index 7b53cc760..255c5bfbd 100644
--- a/supervisor/options.py
+++ b/supervisor/options.py
@@ -543,8 +543,6 @@ def realize(self, *arg, **kw):
         # self.serverurl may still be None if no servers at all are
         # configured in the config file
 
-        self.identifier = section.identifier
-
     def process_config(self, do_usage=True):
         Options.process_config(self, do_usage=do_usage)