diff --git a/cosmo/l2vpnhelpertypes.py b/cosmo/l2vpnhelpertypes.py
index 66b428e..a3bbe3e 100644
--- a/cosmo/l2vpnhelpertypes.py
+++ b/cosmo/l2vpnhelpertypes.py
@@ -132,10 +132,6 @@ def isValidNumberOfTerminations(self, i: int):
     def getInvalidNumberOfTerminationsErrorMessage(cls, i: int):
         return f"{cls.getNetboxTypeName().upper()}: {i} is not a valid number of terminations, ignoring..."
 
-    @abstractmethod
-    def isValidRawName(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        pass
-
     def needsL2VPNIdentifierAsMandatory(self) -> bool:
         return False
 
@@ -236,9 +232,6 @@ def getInvalidNumberOfTerminationsErrorMessage(cls, i: int):
 class AbstractEPLEVPLL2VpnTypeCommon(
     AbstractL2VpnTypeTerminationVisitor, metaclass=ABCMeta
 ):
-    def isValidRawName(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        return name.startswith("WAN: L2X_")
-
     def localInterfaceValidationTemplateMethod(self, local: InterfaceType):
         pass
 
@@ -421,10 +414,6 @@ def processInterfaceTypeTermination(self, o: InterfaceType) -> dict | None:
 class VPWSL2VpnTypeTerminationVisitor(
     AbstractVPWSEVPNVPWSVpnTypeCommon, AbstractP2PL2VpnTypeTerminationVisitor
 ):
-    def isValidRawName(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        # VPWS is legacy for us, we do not care about the naming scheme
-        return bool(len(name))
-
     @staticmethod
     def getNetboxTypeName() -> str:
         return "vpws"
@@ -433,18 +422,12 @@ def getNetboxTypeName() -> str:
 class EVPNVPWSVpnTypeTerminationVisitor(
     AbstractVPWSEVPNVPWSVpnTypeCommon, AbstractP2PL2VpnTypeTerminationVisitor
 ):
-    def isValidRawName(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        return name.startswith("WAN: L2X_")
-
     @staticmethod
     def getNetboxTypeName() -> str:
         return "evpn-vpws"
 
 
 class MPLSEVPNL2VpnTypeTerminationVisitor(AbstractAnyToAnyL2VpnTypeTerminationVisitor):
-    def isValidRawName(self, name: str) -> bool:
-        return name.startswith("WAN: VS_")
-
     @staticmethod
     def getSupportedEncapTraits() -> list[type[AbstractEncapCapability]]:
         return [VlanBridgeEncapCapability]
diff --git a/cosmo/routerl2vpnvisitor.py b/cosmo/routerl2vpnvisitor.py
index 52d6221..2eaebe7 100644
--- a/cosmo/routerl2vpnvisitor.py
+++ b/cosmo/routerl2vpnvisitor.py
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ def isCompliantWANL2VPN(self, o: L2VPNType):
         terminations = o.getTerminations()
         identifier = o.getIdentifier()
         l2vpn_type = self.getL2VpnTypeTerminationObjectFrom(o)
-        if not l2vpn_type.isValidRawName(o.getName()):
-            raise L2VPNSerializationError(f'L2VPN "{o.getName()}" is incorrectly named')
         if not l2vpn_type.isValidNumberOfTerminations(len(terminations)):
             raise L2VPNSerializationError(
                 f"for {o.getName()}: "
@@ -73,7 +71,8 @@ def isCompliantWANL2VPN(self, o: L2VPNType):
 
     @accept.register
     def _(self, o: L2VPNType):
-        self.isCompliantWANL2VPN(o)
+        if o.getName().startswith("WAN"):
+            self.isCompliantWANL2VPN(o)
 
 
 class RouterL2VPNExporterVisitor(AbstractL2VPNVisitor):
diff --git a/cosmo/tests/test_case_local_l2x.yaml b/cosmo/tests/test_case_local_l2x.yaml
index 1ec8112..6890023 100644
--- a/cosmo/tests/test_case_local_l2x.yaml
+++ b/cosmo/tests/test_case_local_l2x.yaml
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ l2vpn_list:
 - id: '53'
   __typename: L2VPNType
   identifier: 12345
-  name: 'WAN: L2X_CLIENT9372'
+  name: 'WAN: L2X'
   terminations:
   - assigned_object:
       __typename: InterfaceType
diff --git a/cosmo/tests/test_serializer.py b/cosmo/tests/test_serializer.py
index 7823e39..46ca148 100644
--- a/cosmo/tests/test_serializer.py
+++ b/cosmo/tests/test_serializer.py
@@ -106,33 +106,6 @@ def test_l2vpn_errors(capsys):
 
     template = _yaml_load("./test_case_l2x_err_template.yaml")
 
-    evpn_vpws_incorrect_name = copy.deepcopy(template)
-    evpn_vpws_incorrect_name["l2vpn_list"].append(
-        {
-            "__typename": "L2VPNType",
-            "id": "53",
-            "identifier": 123456,
-            "name": "missing WAN: prefix",
-            "type": "EVPN-VPWS",
-            "terminations": [
-                {
-                    "__typename": "L2VPNTerminationType",
-                    "assigned_object": {
-                        "__typename": "InterfaceType",
-                    },
-                },
-                {
-                    "__typename": "L2VPNTerminationType",
-                    "assigned_object": {
-                        "__typename": "InterfaceType",
-                    },
-                },
-            ],
-        }
-    )
-    with pytest.raises(DeviceSerializationError, match="is incorrectly named"):
-        serialize(evpn_vpws_incorrect_name)
-
     vpws_incorrect_terminations = copy.deepcopy(template)
     vpws_incorrect_terminations["l2vpn_list"].append(
         {
@@ -498,10 +471,10 @@ def test_router_case_local_l2x():
 
     assert len(d["l2circuits"]) == 1
 
-    l2c = d["l2circuits"]["L2X_CLIENT9372"]
+    l2c = d["l2circuits"]["L2X"]
 
     assert len(l2c["interfaces"]) == 2
-    assert l2c["description"] == "EVPL: L2X_CLIENT9372 via TEST0001"
+    assert l2c["description"] == "EVPL: L2X via TEST0001"
 
     assert (
         l2c["interfaces"]["ifp-0/0/4.7"]["local_label"]