diff --git a/stacks/database.ts b/stacks/database.ts
index c6de7ae..10ca026 100644
--- a/stacks/database.ts
+++ b/stacks/database.ts
@@ -86,7 +86,6 @@ export function Database({ stack, app }: StackContext) {
   const dbSecret = dbSecretName
     ? Secret.fromSecretNameV2(stack, 'DbSecretImported', dbSecretName)
     : new Secret(stack, 'DbSecretGenerated', {
-        secretName: app.logicalPrefixedName('db'),
         description: `DB secret for ${app.logicalPrefixedName('db')}`,
         removalPolicy: RemovalPolicy.RETAIN,
         generateSecretString: {
diff --git a/stacks/secrets.ts b/stacks/secrets.ts
index 586c2d6..0378eda 100644
--- a/stacks/secrets.ts
+++ b/stacks/secrets.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ export function Secrets({ stack, app }: StackContext) {
     secrets = secretsArn
       ? Secret.fromSecretCompleteArn(stack, 'Secrets', secretsArn)
       : new Secret(stack, 'App', {
-          secretName: app.logicalPrefixedName('app'),
           description: `${stack.stackName} ${stack.stage} secrets`,
           // secret default template
           generateSecretString: {