diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 151416f..b971a19 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ The config file is a yaml formatted file with the following fields:
 | `debug`                         | Yes              | false                                          | Yes                          | debug mode                                                                                                                                                               |
 | `insecure`,                     | Yes              | false                                          | Yes                          | TLS will skip verification (but still uses TLS)                                                                                                                          |
 | `no_tls`,                       | Yes              | false                                          | Yes                          | turns off TLS                                                                                                                                                            |
-| `webhook_prefix`,               | Yes              |                                                | No                           | a prefix for webhooks, so we know which ones to keep and which ones to delete                                                                                            |
 | `nickserv_identify`             | No               |                                                | Yes                          | on connect this message will be sent: `PRIVMSG nickserv IDENTIFY <value>`, you can provide both a username and password if your ircd supports it                         |
 | `cooldown_duration`             | No               | 86400 (24 hours)                               | Yes                          | time in seconds for a discord user to be offline before it's puppet disconnects from irc                                                                                 |
 | `show_joinquit`                 | No               | false                                          | yes                          | displays JOIN, PART, QUIT, KICK on discord                                                                                                                               |
diff --git a/bridge/bridge.go b/bridge/bridge.go
index 17373f4..de65e2e 100644
--- a/bridge/bridge.go
+++ b/bridge/bridge.go
@@ -56,9 +56,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// an IRC connection for each of the online Discord users.
 	SimpleMode bool
 
-	// WebhookPrefix is prefixed to each webhook created by the Discord bot.
-	WebhookPrefix string
-
 	Suffix    string // Suffix is the suffix to append to IRC puppets
 	Separator string // Separator is used in IRC puppets' username, in fallback situations, between the discriminator and username.
 
@@ -108,10 +105,6 @@ func (b *Bridge) load(opts *Config) error {
 		return errors.New("missing server name")
 	}
 
-	if opts.WebhookPrefix == "" {
-		return errors.New("missing webhook prefix")
-	}
-
 	if err := b.SetChannelMappings(opts.ChannelMappings); err != nil {
 		return errors.Wrap(err, "channel mappings could not be set")
 	}
diff --git a/bridge/discord.go b/bridge/discord.go
index 2a4dd74..a8f900d 100644
--- a/bridge/discord.go
+++ b/bridge/discord.go
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func newDiscord(bridge *Bridge, botToken, guildID string) (*discordBot, error) {
 }
 
 func (d *discordBot) Open() error {
-	d.transmitter = transmitter.New(d.Session, d.guildID, d.bridge.Config.WebhookPrefix, true)
+	d.transmitter = transmitter.New(d.Session, d.guildID, "go-discord-irc", true)
 	d.transmitter.Log = logrus.NewEntry(logrus.StandardLogger())
 	if err := d.transmitter.RefreshGuildWebhooks(nil); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to refresh guild webhooks: %w", err)
diff --git a/config.yml b/config.yml
index 7b4a751..c7de9fa 100644
--- a/config.yml
+++ b/config.yml
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ max_nick_length: 30 # Maximum Length of a nick allowed
 insecure: true
 no_tls: false
 debug: false
-webhook_prefix: "(auto-test)"
 # simple: true
 
 # irc_listener_prejoin_commands:
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 1d0d11d..58bda4e 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ func main() {
 	viper.SetDefault("separator", "~")
 	separator := viper.GetString("separator")
 	//
-	webhookPrefix := viper.GetString("webhook_prefix") // the unique prefix for this bottiful bot
-	//
 	viper.SetDefault("cooldown_duration", int64((time.Hour * 24).Seconds()))
 	cooldownDuration := viper.GetInt64("cooldown_duration")
 	//
@@ -164,7 +162,6 @@ func main() {
 		Separator:                  separator,
 		SimpleMode:                 *simple,
 		ChannelMappings:            channelMappings,
-		WebhookPrefix:              webhookPrefix,
 		CooldownDuration:           time.Second * time.Duration(cooldownDuration),
 		ShowJoinQuit:               showJoinQuit,
 		MaxNickLength:              maxNickLength,