diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
index e9fce008f..37774c9ae 100644
--- a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_get.go
@@ -67,17 +67,7 @@ func (hc *HostConfig) getBool(i *comm.Item) bool {
 	return v.(bool)
 }
 
-func (hc *HostConfig) getName() string {
-	res := hc.GetHost()
-	if res != "" {
-		return res
-	}
-
-	return hc.getString(CONFIG_NAME)
-}
-
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetHost() string           { return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOST) }
-func (hc *HostConfig) GetName() string           { return hc.getName() }
+func (hc *HostConfig) GetName() string           { return hc.getString(CONFIG_NAME) }
 func (hc *HostConfig) GetHostname() string       { return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOSTNAME) }
 func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHHostname() string    { return hc.getString(CONFIG_SSH_HOSTNAME) }
 func (hc *HostConfig) GetSSHPort() int           { return hc.getInt(CONFIG_SSH_PORT) }
diff --git a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go
index fcd0714d2..678d7cbad 100644
--- a/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go
+++ b/internal/configure/hosts/hc_item.go
@@ -49,8 +49,11 @@ var (
 		"name",
 		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,
 		false,
-		nil,
+		func(hc *HostConfig) interface{} {
+			return hc.getString(CONFIG_HOST)
+		},
 	)
+
 	CONFIG_HOSTNAME = itemset.Insert(
 		"hostname",
 		comm.REQUIRE_STRING,