diff --git a/couchbase/README.md b/couchbase/README.md
index e3c9e08..ad34b0a 100644
--- a/couchbase/README.md
+++ b/couchbase/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # couchbase
 
 [Couchbase Server](https://www.couchbase.com), single node, defined in
-`compose.yml` with `container_name: db`.
+`compose.yml`.
 
 ## Networking
 
diff --git a/couchbase/compose.yml b/couchbase/compose.yml
index 51bfecd..0b2ef80 100644
--- a/couchbase/compose.yml
+++ b/couchbase/compose.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ version: '3'
 services:
   db:
     image: couchbase
-    container_name: db
     ports:
       - "8091-8097:8091-8097"
       - "9123:9123"