diff --git a/forms/LabelField.php b/forms/LabelField.php
index 044313c52..f1f373ef7 100755
--- a/forms/LabelField.php
+++ b/forms/LabelField.php
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@ class LabelField extends DatalessField {
 	function Field() {
 		$attributes = array(
 			'class' => $this->extraClass(),
-			'id' => $this->id(),
-			'name' => $this->Name(),
+			'id' => $this->id()
 		);
 		return $this->createTag(
 			'label',
diff --git a/tests/fieldtypes/LabelFieldTest.php b/tests/fieldtypes/LabelFieldTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4e51b831f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/fieldtypes/LabelFieldTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @package sapphire
+ * @subpackage tests
+ */
+
+class LabelFieldTest extends SapphireTest {
+
+	function testFieldHasNoNameAttribute() {
+		$field = new LabelField('MyName', 'MyTitle');
+		$this->assertEquals($field->Field(), '<label id="MyName">MyTitle</label>');
+	}
+}