diff --git a/spec/factories/layer.rb b/spec/factories/layer.rb
index 6efb1435..475f2910 100644
--- a/spec/factories/layer.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/layer.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
 FactoryBot.define do
-  factory :layer, class: 'GeoMonitor::Layer' do
-    sequence(:id) { |n| "institution-#{n}" }
-  end
+  factory :layer, class: 'GeoMonitor::Layer'
 end