diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c
index 56607d6c5..25454cf37 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-sink.c
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ struct module *create_module_ladspa_sink(struct impl *impl, const char *argument
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_name")) != NULL) {
 		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_name", NULL);
-	} else {
-		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "null");
 	}
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_properties")) != NULL) {
 		module_args_add_props(capture_props, str);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-source.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-source.c
index cd833eced..2112ea2cc 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-ladspa-source.c
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ struct module *create_module_ladspa_source(struct impl *impl, const char *argume
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "source_name")) != NULL) {
 		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "source_name", NULL);
-	} else {
-		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "null");
 	}
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "source_properties")) != NULL) {
 		module_args_add_props(capture_props, str);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c
index 574314061..b979fc4f5 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-null-sink.c
@@ -143,8 +143,6 @@ struct module *create_module_null_sink(struct impl *impl, const char *argument)
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_name")) != NULL) {
 		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_name", NULL);
-	} else {
-		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "null");
 	}
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_properties")) != NULL) {
 		module_args_add_props(props, str);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-pipe-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
index 01174af74..48f73fa0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-pipe-sink.c
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@
 #include "registry.h"
 
 #define DEFAULT_FILE_NAME "/tmp/music.output"
-#define DEFAULT_SINK_NAME "fifo_output"
 
 struct module_pipesink_data {
 	struct module *module;
@@ -260,9 +259,6 @@ struct module *create_module_pipe_sink(struct impl *impl, const char *argument)
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_name")) != NULL) {
 		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_name", NULL);
-	} else {
-		pw_properties_set(capture_props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, DEFAULT_SINK_NAME);
-		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_name", NULL);
 	}
 
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "file")) != NULL) {
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c
index 045bb11ba..d22ca2112 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-sink.c
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ struct module *create_module_remap_sink(struct impl *impl, const char *argument)
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_name")) != NULL) {
 		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "sink_name", NULL);
-	} else {
-		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "null");
 	}
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "sink_properties")) != NULL) {
 		module_args_add_props(capture_props, str);
diff --git a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c
index 7d820c93d..4468e5276 100644
--- a/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c
+++ b/src/modules/module-protocol-pulse/modules/module-remap-source.c
@@ -172,8 +172,6 @@ struct module *create_module_remap_source(struct impl *impl, const char *argumen
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "source_name")) != NULL) {
 		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, str);
 		pw_properties_set(props, "source_name", NULL);
-	} else {
-		pw_properties_set(props, PW_KEY_NODE_NAME, "null");
 	}
 	if ((str = pw_properties_get(props, "source_properties")) != NULL) {
 		module_args_add_props(playback_props, str);