diff --git a/libwvdrmengine/level3/src/get_unique_id_android.cpp b/libwvdrmengine/level3/src/get_unique_id_android.cpp
index e63abc5a..8df8ef8d 100644
--- a/libwvdrmengine/level3/src/get_unique_id_android.cpp
+++ b/libwvdrmengine/level3/src/get_unique_id_android.cpp
@@ -16,10 +16,7 @@ namespace wvoec3 {
 
 const char *getUniqueID(size_t *len) {
   static std::string unique_id;
-  unique_id = android::base::GetProperty("ro.serialno", "");
-  if (unique_id.empty()) {
-    unique_id = android::base::GetProperty("net.hostname", "0123456789abc");
-  }
+  unique_id = android::base::GetProperty("ro.serialno", "0123456789abc");
 #if defined(IN_APP_FASTBALL) || defined(IN_APP_MOVIES)
   unique_id += android::base::GetProperty("package.name", "com.google.inapp");
 #endif