diff --git a/doc/dbus.rst b/doc/dbus.rst
index 4ceca2e7..0bc95512 100644
--- a/doc/dbus.rst
+++ b/doc/dbus.rst
@@ -98,16 +98,6 @@ org.freedesktop.ratbag1.Device
 The **org.freedesktop.ratbag1.Device** interface describes a single device
 known to ratbagd.
 
-.. attribute:: Id
-
-        :type: as
-        :flags: read-only, constant
-
-        A unique ID describing this device. This ID should not be used for presentation to
-	the user. This ID may be recycled when the device is removed. The
-	content of the ID is undefined, the client should treat it as an
-	opaque string.
-
 .. attribute:: Model
 
 	:type: s
diff --git a/ratbagd/ratbagd-device.c b/ratbagd/ratbagd-device.c
index 729cc2a2..c8ef74eb 100644
--- a/ratbagd/ratbagd-device.c
+++ b/ratbagd/ratbagd-device.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ ratbag_device_get_model(sd_bus *bus,
 
 const sd_bus_vtable ratbagd_device_vtable[] = {
 	SD_BUS_VTABLE_START(0),
-	SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Id", "s", NULL, offsetof(struct ratbagd_device, sysname), SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
 	SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Model", "s", ratbag_device_get_model, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
 	SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Name", "s", ratbagd_device_get_device_name, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
 	SD_BUS_PROPERTY("Profiles", "ao", ratbagd_device_get_profiles, 0, SD_BUS_VTABLE_PROPERTY_CONST),
diff --git a/tools/ratbagctl.in b/tools/ratbagctl.in
index 1ec50d62..70e33e84 100755
--- a/tools/ratbagctl.in
+++ b/tools/ratbagctl.in
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def list_devices(r, args):
         print("No devices available.")
 
     for d in r.devices:
-        print("{:10s} {:32s}".format(d.id + ":", d.name))
+        print("{:20s} {:32s}".format(d.id + ":", d.name))
 
 
 def find_device(r, args):
diff --git a/tools/ratbagd.py b/tools/ratbagd.py
index 7d9d7584..c3c40d17 100644
--- a/tools/ratbagd.py
+++ b/tools/ratbagd.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 
 import os
 import sys
+import hashlib
 
 from enum import IntEnum
 from evdev import ecodes
@@ -299,6 +300,9 @@ class RatbagdDevice(_RatbagdDBus):
         for profile in self._profiles:
             profile.connect("notify::is-active", self._on_active_profile_changed)
 
+        # Use a SHA1 of our object path as our device's ID
+        self._id = hashlib.sha1(object_path.encode('utf-8')).hexdigest()
+
     def _on_signal_received(self, proxy, sender_name, signal_name, parameters):
         if signal_name == "Resync":
             self.emit("resync")
@@ -309,8 +313,7 @@ class RatbagdDevice(_RatbagdDBus):
 
     @GObject.Property
     def id(self):
-        """The unique identifier of this device."""
-        return self._get_dbus_property("Id")
+        return self._id
 
     @GObject.Property
     def model(self):