diff --git a/actions/ost-compare-structures b/actions/ost-compare-structures
index 6b9584288722e9dd47eb345abff20a385c40d11a..526c01884792fa2b2be2c2048ff4d5f866879574 100644
--- a/actions/ost-compare-structures
+++ b/actions/ost-compare-structures
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ def _ReadStructureFile(path, c_alpha_only=False, fault_tolerant=False,
                 calpha_only=c_alpha_only)
             if len(cif_info.biounits) == 0:
                 tbu = MMCifInfoBioUnit()
-                tbu.id = 'ASU of ' + entity.pdb_id
+                tbu.id = 'ASU'
                 tbu.details = 'asymmetric unit'
                 for chain in tmp_entity.chains:
                     tbu.AddChain(str(chain))