diff --git a/backend/routes/routesToucan.js b/backend/routes/routesToucan.js
index ec7b627cdf47d757ca4d7d83502aaa3b1665e130..f6da54b4b3c436dcbf276b873bb849267d4e5c43 100644
--- a/backend/routes/routesToucan.js
+++ b/backend/routes/routesToucan.js
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ router.route("/toucans")
                         }
                     });
                 }
-                toucan.toucan_id = toucan.title.replace(/\s+/g, '-').toLowerCase()+ toucan.date.getYear().toString();
+                
                 toucan.save(function(err) {
                     if (err) {
                         res.status(400).send(err);