diff --git a/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc b/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc
index 96d32fa65e..74db97ce5f 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/cc121/cc121.cc
@@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ CC121::CC121 (Session& s)
 	_output_bundle.reset (new ARDOUR::Bundle (_("CC121 Support (Send) "), false));
 
 	_input_bundle->add_channel (
-		inp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (inp->name())
 		);
 
 	_output_bundle->add_channel (
-		outp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (outp->name())
 		);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc b/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc
index e037e0a1b0..23b1e4fc8c 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/faderport/faderport.cc
@@ -94,16 +94,16 @@ FaderPort::FaderPort (Session& s)
 	}
 
 	_input_bundle.reset (new ARDOUR::Bundle (_("Faderport Support (Receive)"), true));
-	_output_bundle.reset (new ARDOUR::Bundle (_("Faderport Support (Send) "), false));
+	_output_bundle.reset (new ARDOUR::Bundle (_("Faderport Support (Send)"), false));
 
 	_input_bundle->add_channel (
-		inp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (inp->name())
 		);
 
 	_output_bundle->add_channel (
-		outp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (outp->name())
 		);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/faderport8/faderport8.cc b/libs/surfaces/faderport8/faderport8.cc
index 53e7d3b64e..779ada8e7c 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/faderport8/faderport8.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/faderport8/faderport8.cc
@@ -160,13 +160,13 @@ FaderPort8::FaderPort8 (Session& s)
 #endif
 
 	_input_bundle->add_channel (
-		inp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (inp->name())
 		);
 
 	_output_bundle->add_channel (
-		outp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (outp->name())
 		);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc
index b0a33dfe79..d547f97c17 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/generic_midi/generic_midi_control_protocol.cc
@@ -97,13 +97,13 @@ GenericMidiControlProtocol::GenericMidiControlProtocol (Session& s)
 	_output_bundle.reset (new ARDOUR::Bundle (_("Generic MIDI Control Out"), false));
 
 	_input_bundle->add_channel (
-		inp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (inp->name())
 		);
 
 	_output_bundle->add_channel (
-		outp->name(),
+		"",
 		ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 		session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (outp->name())
 		);
diff --git a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
index e2d8911154..d1015b915c 100644
--- a/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
+++ b/libs/surfaces/mackie/mackie_control_protocol.cc
@@ -897,13 +897,13 @@ MackieControlProtocol::create_surfaces ()
 		if (!_device_info.uses_ipmidi()) {
 
 			_input_bundle->add_channel (
-				surface->port().input_port().name(),
+				"",
 				ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 				session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (surface->port().input_port().name())
 				);
 
 			_output_bundle->add_channel (
-				surface->port().output_port().name(),
+				"",
 				ARDOUR::DataType::MIDI,
 				session->engine().make_port_name_non_relative (surface->port().output_port().name())
 				);