diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/Dataplane.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/Dataplane.java
index 32f5953..6d5b37d 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/Dataplane.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/Dataplane.java
@@ -55,8 +55,6 @@ public class Dataplane {
     private final ObjectMapper objectMapper = new ObjectMapper().configure(FAIL_ON_UNKNOWN_PROPERTIES, false);
     private final DataFlowStore store = new InMemoryDataFlowStore(objectMapper);
     private String id;
-    private String name;
-    private String description;
     private String endpoint;
     private final Set<String> transferTypes = new HashSet<>();
     private final Set<String> labels = new HashSet<>();
@@ -269,7 +267,7 @@ public Result<Void> completed(String flowId) {
 
     public Result<Void> registerOn(String controlPlaneEndpoint) {
 
-        var message = new DataPlaneRegistrationMessage(id, name, description, endpoint, transferTypes, labels);
+        var message = new DataPlaneRegistrationMessage(id, endpoint, transferTypes, labels);
 
         return toJson(message)
                 .map(body -> HttpRequest.newBuilder()
@@ -337,16 +335,6 @@ public Builder id(String id) {
             return this;
         }
 
-        public Builder name(String name) {
-            dataplane.name = name;
-            return this;
-        }
-
-        public Builder description(String description) {
-            dataplane.description = description;
-            return this;
-        }
-
         public Builder endpoint(String endpoint) {
             dataplane.endpoint = endpoint;
             return this;
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/domain/registration/DataPlaneRegistrationMessage.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/domain/registration/DataPlaneRegistrationMessage.java
index b4f72d5..195b708 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/domain/registration/DataPlaneRegistrationMessage.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/domain/registration/DataPlaneRegistrationMessage.java
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@
 
 public record DataPlaneRegistrationMessage(
         String dataplaneId,
-        String name,
-        String description,
         String endpoint,
         Set<String> transferTypes,
         Set<String> labels
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/port/DataPlaneSignalingApiController.java b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/port/DataPlaneSignalingApiController.java
index 954f574..c964f1f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/port/DataPlaneSignalingApiController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/port/DataPlaneSignalingApiController.java
@@ -47,12 +47,6 @@ public DataPlaneSignalingApiController(Dataplane dataplane) {
         this.dataplane = dataplane;
     }
 
-    @GET
-    @Path("/")
-    public Response check() {
-        return Response.ok().build();
-    }
-
     @POST
     @Path("/prepare")
     public Response prepare(DataFlowPrepareMessage message) {
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/DataplaneTest.java b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/DataplaneTest.java
index ae4e90a..800da36 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/DataplaneTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/eclipse/dataplane/DataplaneTest.java
@@ -124,8 +124,6 @@ void shouldRegisterOnTheControlPlane() {
 
             var dataplane = Dataplane.newInstance()
                     .id("dataplane-id")
-                    .name("dataplane-name")
-                    .description("dataplane-description")
                     .endpoint("http://localhost/dataplane")
                     .transferType("SupportedTransferType-PUSH")
                     .label("label-one").label("label-two")
@@ -137,8 +135,6 @@ void shouldRegisterOnTheControlPlane() {
             controlPlane.verify(postRequestedFor(urlPathEqualTo("/dataplanes/register"))
                     .withRequestBody(and(
                             matchingJsonPath("dataplaneId", equalTo("dataplane-id")),
-                            matchingJsonPath("name", equalTo("dataplane-name")),
-                            matchingJsonPath("description", equalTo("dataplane-description")),
                             matchingJsonPath("endpoint", equalTo("http://localhost/dataplane")),
                             matchingJsonPath("transferTypes[0]", equalTo("SupportedTransferType-PUSH")),
                             matchingJsonPath("labels.size()", equalTo("2"))
@@ -152,8 +148,6 @@ void shouldFail_whenStatusIsNot200() {
 
             var dataplane = Dataplane.newInstance()
                     .id("dataplane-id")
-                    .name("dataplane-name")
-                    .description("dataplane-description")
                     .endpoint("http://localhost/dataplane")
                     .transferType("SupportedTransferType-PUSH")
                     .label("label-one").label("label-two")