diff --git a/homeassistant/components/androidtv/media_player.py b/homeassistant/components/androidtv/media_player.py
index 2677144a144..030f0425df0 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/androidtv/media_player.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/androidtv/media_player.py
@@ -324,8 +324,7 @@ class AndroidTVDevice(ADBDevice):
         self._device = None
         self._device_properties = self.aftv.device_properties
         self._is_volume_muted = None
-        self._unique_id = 'androidtv-{}-{}'.format(
-            name, self._device_properties['serialno'])
+        self._unique_id = self._device_properties.get('serialno')
         self._volume_level = None
 
     @adb_decorator(override_available=True)