diff --git a/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino b/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino
index 8f06265..ca72c59 100644
--- a/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino
+++ b/examples/mqtt_esp8266/mqtt_esp8266.ino
@@ -38,15 +38,11 @@ WiFiClient client;
 // Store the MQTT server, client ID, username, and password in flash memory.
 // This is required for using the Adafruit MQTT library.
 const char MQTT_SERVER[] PROGMEM    = AIO_SERVER;
-// Set a unique MQTT client ID using the AIO key + the date and time the sketch
-// was compiled (so this should be unique across multiple devices for a user,
-// alternatively you can manually set this to a GUID or other random value).
-const char MQTT_CLIENTID[] PROGMEM  = __TIME__ AIO_USERNAME;
 const char MQTT_USERNAME[] PROGMEM  = AIO_USERNAME;
 const char MQTT_PASSWORD[] PROGMEM  = AIO_KEY;
 
 // Setup the MQTT client class by passing in the WiFi client and MQTT server and login details.
-Adafruit_MQTT_Client mqtt(&client, MQTT_SERVER, AIO_SERVERPORT, MQTT_CLIENTID, MQTT_USERNAME, MQTT_PASSWORD);
+Adafruit_MQTT_Client mqtt(&client, MQTT_SERVER, AIO_SERVERPORT, "", MQTT_USERNAME, MQTT_PASSWORD);
 
 /****************************** Feeds ***************************************/