diff --git a/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter/info.json b/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter/info.json
index a160134a..17493ea5 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter/info.json
+++ b/packages/backend/src/apps/twitter/info.json
@@ -18,18 +18,6 @@
       "docUrl": "https://automatisch.io/docs/twitter#oauth-redirect-url",
       "clickToCopy": true
     },
-    {
-      "key": "displayName",
-      "label": "Name",
-      "type": "string",
-      "required": true,
-      "readOnly": false,
-      "value": null,
-      "placeholder": null,
-      "description": "It's the value you can remember later on while changing connection settings.",
-      "docUrl": "https://automatisch.io/docs/twitter#display-name",
-      "clickToCopy": false
-    },
     {
       "key": "consumerKey",
       "label": "Consumer Key",
@@ -61,10 +49,6 @@
       "type": "mutation",
       "name": "createCredential",
       "fields": [
-        {
-          "name": "displayName",
-          "value": "{fields.displayName}"
-        },
         {
           "name": "key",
           "value": "{key}"
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20211014144855_remove_display_name_from_credentials.ts b/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20211014144855_remove_display_name_from_credentials.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e2aa8906
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/backend/src/db/migrations/20211014144855_remove_display_name_from_credentials.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import { Knex } from "knex";
+
+export async function up(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  return knex.schema.table('credentials', (table) => {
+    table.dropColumn('display_name');
+  });
+}
+
+export async function down(knex: Knex): Promise<void> {
+  return knex.schema.table('credentials', (table) => {
+    table.string('display_name');
+  });
+}
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-credential.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-credential.ts
index 5e4120ed..6872658a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-credential.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/mutations/create-credential.ts
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ import RequestWithCurrentUser from '../../types/express/request-with-current-use
 
 type Params = {
   key: string,
-  displayName: string,
   data: object
 }
 const createCredentialResolver = async (params: Params, req: RequestWithCurrentUser) => {
   const credential = await Credential.query().insert({
-    displayName: params.displayName,
     key: params.key,
     data: params.data,
     userId: req.currentUser.id
@@ -24,7 +22,6 @@ const createCredential = {
   type: credentialType,
   args: {
     key: { type: GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLString) },
-    displayName: { type: GraphQLNonNull(GraphQLString) },
     data: { type: GraphQLNonNull(twitterCredentialInputType) }
   },
   resolve: (_: any, params: Params, req: RequestWithCurrentUser) => createCredentialResolver(params, req)
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/credential.ts b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/credential.ts
index 6a09df16..e3e3d29a 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/credential.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/graphql/types/credential.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const credentialType = new GraphQLObjectType({
   fields: {
     id: { type: GraphQLString },
     key: { type: GraphQLString },
-    displayName: { type: GraphQLString },
     data: { type: twitterCredentialType },
   }
 })
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/models/credential.ts b/packages/backend/src/models/credential.ts
index 4231c90b..4541be31 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/models/credential.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/models/credential.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import User from './user'
 
 class Credential extends Base {
   id!: number
-  displayName!: string
   key!: string
   data!: string
   userId!: number
@@ -12,11 +11,10 @@ class Credential extends Base {
 
   static jsonSchema = {
     type: 'object',
-    required: ['displayName', 'key', 'data', 'userId'],
+    required: ['key', 'data', 'userId'],
 
     properties: {
       id: { type: 'integer' },
-      displayName: { type: 'string', minLength: 1, maxLength: 255 },
       key: { type: 'string', minLength: 1, maxLength: 255 },
       data: { type: 'object' },
       userId: { type: 'integer' },