diff --git a/ingestor/ingestor.py b/ingestor/ingestor.py
index ec5a684..f39746b 100644
--- a/ingestor/ingestor.py
+++ b/ingestor/ingestor.py
@@ -137,7 +137,6 @@ class Ingestor:
             },
             lease_ttl=self.lease_ttl,
             heartbeat_ttl=self.heartbeat_ttl,
-            pod_id=self.pod_id,
             poll_interval=self.poll_interval,
             mongo_connection_string=self.mongo_connection_string,
             mongo_database=self.mongo_database,