diff --git a/src/components/App.tsx b/src/components/App.tsx
index 42585ec30..c07b6debe 100644
--- a/src/components/App.tsx
+++ b/src/components/App.tsx
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ class App extends React.Component<ExcalidrawProps, AppState> {
         let zenModeEnabled = actionResult?.appState?.zenModeEnabled || false;
         let gridSize = actionResult?.appState?.gridSize || null;
         let theme = actionResult?.appState?.theme || "light";
-        let name = actionResult?.appState?.name || this.state.name;
+        const name = actionResult?.appState?.name || this.state.name;
 
         if (typeof this.props.viewModeEnabled !== "undefined") {
           viewModeEnabled = this.props.viewModeEnabled;
@@ -543,10 +543,6 @@ class App extends React.Component<ExcalidrawProps, AppState> {
           theme = this.props.theme;
         }
 
-        if (typeof this.props.name !== "undefined") {
-          name = this.props.name;
-        }
-
         this.setState(
           (state) => {
             // using Object.assign instead of spread to fool TS 4.2.2+ into