diff --git a/syndicate/dataspace.rkt b/syndicate/dataspace.rkt
index 2b23b6a..fbdcdfe 100644
--- a/syndicate/dataspace.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/dataspace.rkt
@@ -209,13 +209,13 @@
 
 ;;---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-(define (make-dataspace name boot-proc)
+(define (make-dataspace boot-proc)
   (dataspace 0
              (make-empty-skeleton)
              (make-bag)
              (make-dataflow-graph)
              '()
-             (enqueue (make-queue) (action-group 'meta (list (spawn name boot-proc (set)))))))
+             (enqueue (make-queue) (action-group 'meta (list (spawn #f boot-proc (set)))))))
 
 (define (generate-id! ds)
   (let ((id (dataspace-next-id ds)))
@@ -563,7 +563,6 @@
 
   (define ds
     (make-dataspace
-     'ground
      (lambda ()
        (schedule-script!
         (current-dataspace)
diff --git a/syndicate/syntax.rkt b/syndicate/syntax.rkt
index 4cf5efa..6305bb5 100644
--- a/syndicate/syntax.rkt
+++ b/syndicate/syntax.rkt
@@ -594,7 +594,6 @@
 
   (define ds
     (make-dataspace
-     'ground
      (lambda ()
        (schedule-script!
         (current-dataspace)