diff --git a/geonode/upload/handlers/xlsx/handler.py b/geonode/upload/handlers/xlsx/handler.py
index c08c7d92485..d2bb7b26867 100644
--- a/geonode/upload/handlers/xlsx/handler.py
+++ b/geonode/upload/handlers/xlsx/handler.py
@@ -156,9 +156,7 @@ def create_ogr2ogr_command(files, original_name, ovverwrite_layer, alternate, **
         lat_mapping = ",".join(XLSXFileHandler.lat_names)
         lon_mapping = ",".join(XLSXFileHandler.lon_names)
 
-        additional_option = (
-            f' -oo "X_POSSIBLE_NAMES={lon_mapping}" ' f'-oo "Y_POSSIBLE_NAMES={lat_mapping}" ' f'-nln "{alternate}"'
-        )
+        additional_option = f' -oo "X_POSSIBLE_NAMES={lon_mapping}" ' f'-oo "Y_POSSIBLE_NAMES={lat_mapping}" '
 
         # Return the combined, safe command string
         return (