diff --git a/channels/set.go b/channels/set.go
index 9e9b8f35dc..c98bbae1fc 100644
--- a/channels/set.go
+++ b/channels/set.go
@@ -32,21 +32,19 @@ const AllChannelWildcard = "*"    // wildcard for 'all channels'
 
 // ID represents a single channel inside a collection
 type ID struct {
-	Name          string // name of channel
-	CollectionID  uint32 // collection it belongs to
-	serialization string // private method for logging and matching inside changeWaiter notification
+	Name         string // name of channel
+	CollectionID uint32 // collection it belongs to
 }
 
 func (c ID) String() string {
-	return c.serialization
+	return strconv.FormatUint(uint64(c.CollectionID), 10) + "." + base.UserDataPrefix + c.Name + base.UserDataSuffix
 }
 
 // NewID returns a new ChannelID
 func NewID(channelName string, collectionID uint32) ID {
 	return ID{
-		Name:          channelName,
-		CollectionID:  collectionID,
-		serialization: strconv.FormatUint(uint64(collectionID), 10) + "." + base.UserDataPrefix + channelName + base.UserDataSuffix,
+		Name:         channelName,
+		CollectionID: collectionID,
 	}
 }