diff --git a/src/kernel/race.c b/src/kernel/race.c
index f28c5ed2f..decc3b7bb 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.c
+++ b/src/kernel/race.c
@@ -369,10 +369,3 @@ void register_race_description_function(race_desc_func func, const char *name) {
 void register_race_name_function(race_name_func func, const char *name) {
     register_function((pf_generic)func, name);
 }
-
-char * race_namegen(const struct race *rc, struct unit *u) {
-    if (rc->generate_name) {
-        rc->generate_name(u);
-    }
-    return NULL;
-}
diff --git a/src/kernel/race.h b/src/kernel/race.h
index 022d09c86..6673676bd 100644
--- a/src/kernel/race.h
+++ b/src/kernel/race.h
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ extern "C" {
     const char *raceprefix(const struct unit *u);
     void register_race_name_function(race_name_func, const char *);
     void register_race_description_function(race_desc_func, const char *);
-    char * race_namegen(const struct race *rc, struct unit *u);
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.c b/src/kernel/unit.c
index 4aff7d118..f06c4c252 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.c
@@ -1480,15 +1480,9 @@ void default_name(const unit *u, char name[], int len) {
 
 void name_unit(unit * u)
 {
-    if (u_race(u)->generate_name) {
-        char *gen_name = race_namegen(u_race(u), u);
-        if (gen_name) {
-            free(u->_name);
-            u->_name = gen_name;
-        }
-        else {
-            unit_setname(u, racename(u->faction->locale, u, u_race(u)));
-        }
+    const race *rc = u_race(u);
+    if (rc->generate_name) {
+        rc->generate_name(u);
     }
     else {
         char name[32];
diff --git a/src/kernel/unit.test.c b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
index c4b1f46ed..752627144 100644
--- a/src/kernel/unit.test.c
+++ b/src/kernel/unit.test.c
@@ -468,6 +468,24 @@ static void test_renumber_unit(CuTest *tc) {
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void gen_name(unit *u)
+{
+    unit_setname(u, "Hodor");
+}
+
+static void test_name_unit(CuTest *tc) {
+    race *rc;
+    unit * u;
+
+    test_setup();
+    rc = test_create_race("skeleton");
+    u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(rc), test_create_region(0, 0, 0));
+    rc->generate_name = gen_name;
+    name_unit(u);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Hodor", unit_getname(u));
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_unit_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
@@ -491,5 +509,6 @@ CuSuite *get_unit_suite(void)
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_inside_building);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_limited_skills);
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_renumber_unit);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_name_unit);
     return suite;
 }
diff --git a/src/names.c b/src/names.c
index 99c21a05e..cf1cdb910 100644
--- a/src/names.c
+++ b/src/names.c
@@ -221,11 +221,7 @@ const char *silbe3[SIL3] = {
 
 static void generic_name(unit * u)
 {
-    const char * name = rc_name_s(u_race(u), (u->number == 1) ? NAME_SINGULAR : NAME_PLURAL);
-    name = LOC(u->faction->locale, name);
-    if (name) {
-        unit_setname(u, name);
-    }
+    unit_setname(u, NULL);
 }
 
 static void dragon_name(unit * u)
diff --git a/src/names.test.c b/src/names.test.c
index f50937f17..8109fc2d4 100644
--- a/src/names.test.c
+++ b/src/names.test.c
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ static void test_names(CuTest * tc)
     locale_setstring(default_locale, "undead_postfix_0", "Kobolde");
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, foo = (race_name_func)get_function("nameundead"));
     rc->generate_name = foo;
-    race_namegen(rc, u);
+    rc->generate_name(u);
     CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Graue Kobolde", u->_name);
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, get_function("nameskeleton"));
     CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, get_function("namezombie"));
@@ -36,9 +36,31 @@ static void test_names(CuTest * tc)
     test_cleanup();
 }
 
+static void test_monster_names(CuTest *tc) {
+    unit *u;
+    race *rc;
+
+    test_setup();
+    register_names();
+    default_locale = test_create_locale();
+    locale_setstring(default_locale, "race::irongolem", "Eisengolem");
+    locale_setstring(default_locale, "race::irongolem_p", "Eisengolems");
+    rc = test_create_race("irongolem");
+    u = test_create_unit(test_create_faction(rc), test_create_region(0, 0, 0));
+    CuAssertPtrNotNull(tc, u->_name);
+    rc->generate_name = (race_name_func)get_function("namegeneric");
+    rc->generate_name(u);
+    CuAssertPtrEquals(tc, 0, u->_name);
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Eisengolem", unit_getname(u));
+    u->number = 2;
+    CuAssertStrEquals(tc, "Eisengolems", unit_getname(u));
+    test_cleanup();
+}
+
 CuSuite *get_names_suite(void)
 {
     CuSuite *suite = CuSuiteNew();
     SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_names);
+    SUITE_ADD_TEST(suite, test_monster_names);
     return suite;
 }