diff --git a/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.cpp b/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.cpp
index ffbe95599..75ccbb1f7 100644
--- a/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.cpp
+++ b/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.cpp
@@ -263,15 +263,6 @@ QUuid RealTerminal::elementUuid() const {
 	}
 }
 
-/**
- * @brief uuid
- * @return the uuid of this real terminal
- */
-QUuid RealTerminal::uuid() const {
-	return elementUuid();
-	return m_uuid;
-}
-
 /**
  * @brief RealTerminal::RealTerminal::xmlTagName
  * @return
diff --git a/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.h b/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.h
index e7d007db2..e3f7e996d 100644
--- a/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.h
+++ b/sources/TerminalStrip/realterminal.h
@@ -77,13 +77,11 @@ class RealTerminal
 
 		Element* element() const;
 		QUuid elementUuid() const;
-		QUuid uuid() const;
 
 		static QString xmlTagName();
 
 	private :
 		QPointer<Element> m_element;
-		QUuid m_uuid = QUuid::createUuid();
 		QWeakPointer<RealTerminal> m_this_weak;
 		QSharedPointer<PhysicalTerminal> m_physical_terminal;
 };
diff --git a/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstrip.cpp b/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstrip.cpp
index ea53ac5d1..059603642 100644
--- a/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstrip.cpp
+++ b/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstrip.cpp
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ QSharedPointer<RealTerminal> TerminalStrip::realTerminal(Element *terminal) cons
 QSharedPointer<RealTerminal> TerminalStrip::realTerminalForUuid(const QUuid &uuid) const
 {
 	for (const auto &t : qAsConst(m_real_terminals)) {
-		if (t->uuid() == uuid) {
+		if (t->elementUuid() == uuid) {
 			return t;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstripbridge.cpp b/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstripbridge.cpp
index 81e203542..d48fc0d56 100644
--- a/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstripbridge.cpp
+++ b/sources/TerminalStrip/terminalstripbridge.cpp
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ QDomElement TerminalStripBridge::toXml(QDomDocument &parent_document) const
 		if (real_t)
 		{
 			auto terminal_elmt = parent_document.createElement(QStringLiteral("real_terminal"));
-			terminal_elmt.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("uuid"), real_t->uuid().toString());
+			terminal_elmt.setAttribute(QStringLiteral("uuid"), real_t->elementUuid().toString());
 			terminals_elmt.appendChild(terminal_elmt);
 		}
 	}