diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/ConnectionStringReference.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/ConnectionStringReference.cs
index 7bd9472fa8..e1f1ba6d39 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/ConnectionStringReference.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ApplicationModel/ConnectionStringReference.cs
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ public class ConnectionStringReference(IResourceWithConnectionString resource, b
     /// </summary>
     public bool Optional { get; } = optional;
 
-    /// <summary>
-    /// The name of the connection key.
-    /// </summary>
-    public string? ConnectionName { get; set; }
-
     string IManifestExpressionProvider.ValueExpression => Resource.ValueExpression;
 
     IEnumerable<object> IValueWithReferences.References => [Resource];
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt b/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
index c27a4aceb8..7d6ab253ff 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/PublicAPI.Unshipped.txt
@@ -40,8 +40,6 @@ Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerLifetimeAnnotation.Lifetime.get -> Aspi
 Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerLifetimeAnnotation.Lifetime.set -> void
 Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerLifetime
 Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerLifetime.Persistent = 1 -> Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerLifetime
-Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ConnectionStringReference.ConnectionName.get -> string?
-Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ConnectionStringReference.ConnectionName.set -> void
 Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerNameAnnotation
 Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerNameAnnotation.ContainerNameAnnotation() -> void
 Aspire.Hosting.ApplicationModel.ContainerNameAnnotation.Name.get -> string!
diff --git a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
index abde19c1aa..ea0b5cb9ee 100644
--- a/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
+++ b/src/Aspire.Hosting/ResourceBuilderExtensions.cs
@@ -297,10 +297,7 @@ public static IResourceBuilder<TDestination> WithReference<TDestination>(this IR
         {
             var connectionStringName = resource.ConnectionStringEnvironmentVariable ?? $"{ConnectionStringEnvironmentName}{connectionName}";
 
-            context.EnvironmentVariables[connectionStringName] = new ConnectionStringReference(resource, optional)
-            {
-                ConnectionName = connectionName
-            };
+            context.EnvironmentVariables[connectionStringName] = new ConnectionStringReference(resource, optional);
         });
     }
 
@@ -682,7 +679,7 @@ public static IResourceBuilder<T> WaitForCompletion<T>(this IResourceBuilder<T>
     /// var builder = DistributedApplication.CreateBuilder(args);
     ///
     /// var startAfter = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(30);
-    /// 
+    ///
     /// builder.Services.AddHealthChecks().AddCheck(mycheck", () =>
     /// {
     ///     return DateTime.Now > startAfter ? HealthCheckResult.Healthy() : HealthCheckResult.Unhealthy();