diff --git a/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/GetCapabilitiesHandler.java b/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/GetCapabilitiesHandler.java
index 64723ccc6f..7af970d621 100644
--- a/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/GetCapabilitiesHandler.java
+++ b/deegree-services/deegree-services-wfs/src/main/java/org/deegree/services/wfs/GetCapabilitiesHandler.java
@@ -270,11 +270,7 @@ void export100()
             if ( ftMd != null && ftMd.getTitle( null ) != null ) {
                 writer.writeCharacters( ftMd.getTitle( null ).getString() );
             } else {
-                if ( prefix != null ) {
-                    writer.writeCharacters( prefix + ":" + ftName.getLocalPart() );
-                } else {
-                    writer.writeCharacters( ftName.getLocalPart() );
-                }
+                writer.writeCharacters( ftName.getLocalPart() );
             }
             writer.writeEndElement();
 
@@ -658,7 +654,7 @@ void export110()
                 if ( ftMd != null && ftMd.getTitle( null ) != null ) {
                     writer.writeCharacters( ftMd.getTitle( null ).getString() );
                 } else {
-                    writer.writeCharacters( prefix + ":" + ftName.getLocalPart() );
+                    writer.writeCharacters( ftName.getLocalPart() );
                 }
                 writer.writeEndElement();
 
@@ -999,7 +995,7 @@ void export200()
                 if ( ftMd != null && ftMd.getTitle( null ) != null ) {
                     writer.writeCharacters( ftMd.getTitle( null ).getString() );
                 } else {
-                    writer.writeCharacters( prefix + ":" + ftName.getLocalPart() );
+                    writer.writeCharacters( ftName.getLocalPart() );
                 }
                 writer.writeEndElement();