diff --git a/config/bash/lxc.in b/config/bash/lxc.in
index 8eb2df3f3..ea7d53b70 100644
--- a/config/bash/lxc.in
+++ b/config/bash/lxc.in
@@ -564,7 +564,6 @@ _lxc_create() {
         [[ ${COMPREPLY-} == *= ]] && compopt -o nospace
         return
     fi
-    _lxc_append_name
 }
 complete -F _lxc_create lxc-create