diff --git a/data/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/network_equipments/sw-core.json b/data/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/network_equipments/sw-core.json
index cde1d57e7e394a94bedf23183073e38c3e86c033..cd946283842b02da82444264638f0c74f44445e0 100644
--- a/data/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/network_equipments/sw-core.json
+++ b/data/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/network_equipments/sw-core.json
@@ -1,7 +1,4 @@
 {
-  "alias": [
-    "engelbourg-1"
-  ],
   "backplane_bps": 6400000000000,
   "channels": {
     "port-channel1": {
diff --git a/input/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/networks/sw-core.yaml b/input/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/networks/sw-core.yaml
index 5abd3fc32e32de6a4a6caab9879218e742901d9b..d6e16f9695bb5892d2a43ec45f65d0b55db86e40 100644
--- a/input/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/networks/sw-core.yaml
+++ b/input/grid5000/sites/strasbourg/networks/sw-core.yaml
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ sw-core:
   kind: switch
   managed_by_us: true
   snmp_community: Unknown
-  alias:
-    - engelbourg-1
   site: strasbourg
   backplane_bps: 6_400_000_000_000
   linecards: