diff --git a/api.go b/api.go
index 232a510e8..018eb8091 100644
--- a/api.go
+++ b/api.go
@@ -1739,13 +1739,11 @@ func (api *API) State() string {
 	return api.cluster.State()
 }
 
-// ClusterID returns the cluster ID.
-func (api *API) ClusterID() string {
-	return api.cluster.id
-}
-
 // ClusterName returns the cluster name.
 func (api *API) ClusterName() string {
+	if api.cluster.Name == "" {
+		return api.cluster.id
+	}
 	return api.cluster.Name
 }
 
diff --git a/http/handler.go b/http/handler.go
index 6f08664a4..63e51ef6d 100644
--- a/http/handler.go
+++ b/http/handler.go
@@ -704,7 +704,6 @@ func (h *Handler) handleGetStatus(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		Nodes:       h.api.Hosts(r.Context()),
 		NodeStates:  h.api.HostStates(r.Context()),
 		LocalID:     h.api.Node().ID,
-		ClusterID:   h.api.ClusterID(),
 		ClusterName: h.api.ClusterName(),
 	}
 	w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
@@ -765,7 +764,6 @@ type getStatusResponse struct {
 	Nodes       []*pilosa.Node    `json:"nodes"`
 	NodeStates  map[string]string `json:"nodeStates"`
 	LocalID     string            `json:"localID"`
-	ClusterID   string            `json:"clusterID"`
 	ClusterName string            `json:"clusterName"`
 }