diff --git a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/jaxws/JaxWsPortClientInterceptor.java b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/jaxws/JaxWsPortClientInterceptor.java
index 0a1ba6930e..f1d76fdb75 100644
--- a/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/jaxws/JaxWsPortClientInterceptor.java
+++ b/org.springframework.web/src/main/java/org/springframework/remoting/jaxws/JaxWsPortClientInterceptor.java
@@ -376,12 +376,6 @@ public class JaxWsPortClientInterceptor extends LocalJaxWsServiceFactory
 			if (StringUtils.hasText(pn)) {
 				setPortName(pn);
 			}
-			else {
-				String nm = ann.name();
-				if (StringUtils.hasText(nm)) {
-					setPortName(nm);
-				}
-			}
 		}
 	}