diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-core/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/core/config/AlgebricksConfig.java b/algebricks/algebricks-core/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/core/config/AlgebricksConfig.java
index 11ec043..061dbe4 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-core/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/core/config/AlgebricksConfig.java
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-core/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/core/config/AlgebricksConfig.java
@@ -20,20 +20,4 @@
     public static final boolean DEBUG = true;
     public static final String ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER_NAME = "edu.uci.ics.hyracks.algebricks";
     public static final Logger ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER_NAME);
-    public static final String HYRACKS_APP_NAME = "algebricks";
-
-    // public static final Level ALGEBRICKS_LOG_LEVEL = Level.FINEST;
-    //
-    // static {
-    // Handler h;
-    // try {
-    // h = new ConsoleHandler();
-    // h.setFormatter(new SysoutFormatter());
-    // } catch (Exception e) {
-    // h = new ConsoleHandler();
-    // }
-    // h.setLevel(ALGEBRICKS_LOG_LEVEL);
-    // ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER.addHandler(h);
-    // ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER.setLevel(ALGEBRICKS_LOG_LEVEL);
-    // }
 }
diff --git a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/tests/util/AlgebricksHyracksIntegrationUtil.java b/algebricks/algebricks-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/tests/util/AlgebricksHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
index b5c4b47..1807dd1 100644
--- a/algebricks/algebricks-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/tests/util/AlgebricksHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
+++ b/algebricks/algebricks-tests/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/algebricks/tests/util/AlgebricksHyracksIntegrationUtil.java
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@
         nc2.start();
 
         hcc = new HyracksConnection(ccConfig.clientNetIpAddress, ccConfig.clientNetPort);
-        hcc.createApplication(AlgebricksConfig.HYRACKS_APP_NAME, null);
     }
 
     public static void deinit() throws Exception {
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@
 
     public static void runJob(JobSpecification spec) throws Exception {
         AlgebricksConfig.ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER.info(spec.toJSON().toString());
-        JobId jobId = hcc.startJob(AlgebricksConfig.HYRACKS_APP_NAME, spec, EnumSet.of(JobFlag.PROFILE_RUNTIME));
+        JobId jobId = hcc.startJob(spec, EnumSet.of(JobFlag.PROFILE_RUNTIME));
         AlgebricksConfig.ALGEBRICKS_LOGGER.info(jobId.toString());
         hcc.waitForCompletion(jobId);
     }
diff --git a/hivesterix/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java b/hivesterix/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java
index 2f16573..431c081 100644
--- a/hivesterix/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java
+++ b/hivesterix/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/runtime/exec/HyracksExecutionEngine.java
@@ -514,14 +514,13 @@
     private void executeHyraxJob(JobSpecification job) throws Exception {
         String ipAddress = conf.get("hive.hyracks.host");
         int port = Integer.parseInt(conf.get("hive.hyracks.port"));
-        String applicationName = conf.get("hive.hyracks.app");
         System.out.println("connect to " + ipAddress + " " + port);
 
         IHyracksClientConnection hcc = new HyracksConnection(ipAddress, port);
 
         System.out.println("get connected");
         long start = System.currentTimeMillis();
-        JobId jobId = hcc.startJob(applicationName, job);
+        JobId jobId = hcc.startJob(job);
         hcc.waitForCompletion(jobId);
 
         System.out.println("job finished: " + jobId.toString());
diff --git a/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java b/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java
index df947ea..5c48a9c 100644
--- a/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java
+++ b/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/perf/base/AbstractPerfTestSuiteClass.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
         String ipAddress = hconf.get("hive.hyracks.host");
         int clientPort = Integer.parseInt(hconf.get("hive.hyracks.port"));
         int clusterPort = clientPort;
-        String applicationName = hconf.get("hive.hyracks.app");
 
         // start hyracks cc
         CCConfig ccConfig = new CCConfig();
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@
         }
 
         IHyracksClientConnection hcc = new HyracksConnection(ccConfig.clientNetIpAddress, clientPort);
-        hcc.createApplication(applicationName, null);
     }
 
     protected void makeDir(String path) throws IOException {
diff --git a/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java b/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
index 74bde3f..07369f1 100644
--- a/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
+++ b/hivesterix/src/test/java/edu/uci/ics/hivesterix/test/base/AbstractTestSuiteClass.java
@@ -94,7 +94,6 @@
         String ipAddress = hconf.get("hive.hyracks.host");
         int clientPort = Integer.parseInt(hconf.get("hive.hyracks.port"));
         int netPort = clientPort + 1;
-        String applicationName = hconf.get("hive.hyracks.app");
 
         // start hyracks cc
         CCConfig ccConfig = new CCConfig();
@@ -122,7 +121,6 @@
         }
 
         IHyracksClientConnection hcc = new HyracksConnection(ccConfig.clientNetIpAddress, clientPort);
-        hcc.createApplication(applicationName, null);
     }
 
     protected void makeDir(String path) throws IOException {