diff --git a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
index 9615f6543..82f4e0bab 100644
--- a/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
+++ b/CHANGES_NEXT_RELEASE
@@ -15,3 +15,4 @@
 - Document TimeInstant entity attribute and metadata (#435)
 - FIX Update device operation ignores static attributes (#438)
 - FIX Logger modules not being singleton cause logging inconsistencies (#442)
+- Remove Device ID Index (#445)
diff --git a/lib/model/Device.js b/lib/model/Device.js
index 6d63b84eb..0b9397962 100644
--- a/lib/model/Device.js
+++ b/lib/model/Device.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ var mongoose = require('mongoose'),
     Schema = mongoose.Schema;
 
 var Device = new Schema({
-    id: { type: String, unique: true },
+    id: String,
     type: String,
     name: String,
     lazy: Array,