diff --git a/providers/arista/provider/provider.go b/providers/arista/provider/provider.go
index c698e08bbc..7cc0006c7b 100644
--- a/providers/arista/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/arista/provider/provider.go
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.AristaConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
-
 	version := ""
 	arch := ""
 	aristaVersion, err := conn.GetVersion()
diff --git a/providers/aws/provider/provider.go b/providers/aws/provider/provider.go
index ff21b3989d..5c6c2b76da 100644
--- a/providers/aws/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/aws/provider/provider.go
@@ -199,7 +199,6 @@ func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn plugin.Connection) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 	if c, ok := conn.(*connection.AwsConnection); ok {
-		asset.Id = c.Conf.Type + "://" + c.AccountId()
 		asset.Name = c.Conf.Host
 		asset.Platform = c.PlatformInfo()
 		asset.PlatformIds = []string{"//platformid.api.mondoo.app/runtime/aws/accounts" + c.AccountId()}
diff --git a/providers/equinix/provider/provider.go b/providers/equinix/provider/provider.go
index 2cfc0140ab..c071234e73 100644
--- a/providers/equinix/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/equinix/provider/provider.go
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.EquinixConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
diff --git a/providers/gcp/provider/provider.go b/providers/gcp/provider/provider.go
index afbf4ee900..786dda83fc 100644
--- a/providers/gcp/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/gcp/provider/provider.go
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn shared.GcpConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Config().Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Config().Host
 
 	switch conn.Config().Type {
diff --git a/providers/github/provider/provider.go b/providers/github/provider/provider.go
index 83d85c6d7b..2d39459d93 100644
--- a/providers/github/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/github/provider/provider.go
@@ -172,7 +172,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.GithubConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	repoOpt := conn.Conf.Options["repository"]
diff --git a/providers/google-workspace/provider/provider.go b/providers/google-workspace/provider/provider.go
index 32bbb16e29..c1e7c5158a 100644
--- a/providers/google-workspace/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/google-workspace/provider/provider.go
@@ -203,7 +203,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.GoogleWorkspaceConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
diff --git a/providers/ipmi/provider/provider.go b/providers/ipmi/provider/provider.go
index 90b0b7fad9..8acaa4c694 100644
--- a/providers/ipmi/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/ipmi/provider/provider.go
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.IpmiConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
diff --git a/providers/ms365/provider/provider.go b/providers/ms365/provider/provider.go
index 40a81bfa85..31c2226533 100644
--- a/providers/ms365/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/ms365/provider/provider.go
@@ -149,7 +149,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.Ms365Connection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.PlatformId()
 	asset.PlatformIds = append(asset.PlatformIds, conn.PlatformId())
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
 		Name:    "ms365",
diff --git a/providers/network/provider/provider.go b/providers/network/provider/provider.go
index 32ad0c437d..4db64e8eac 100644
--- a/providers/network/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/network/provider/provider.go
@@ -171,7 +171,6 @@ func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.HostConnection
 		return errors.New("a port for the network connection is required")
 	}
 
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type + "://" + conn.Conf.Host + ":" + strconv.Itoa(int(conn.Conf.Port)) + conn.Conf.Path
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
 		Name:   "host",
diff --git a/providers/oci/provider/provider.go b/providers/oci/provider/provider.go
index 40df435256..1c9826e7fa 100644
--- a/providers/oci/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/oci/provider/provider.go
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.OciConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	info, err := conn.Tenant(context.Background())
diff --git a/providers/okta/provider/provider.go b/providers/okta/provider/provider.go
index e3687c61f1..8b4ed32b8f 100644
--- a/providers/okta/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/okta/provider/provider.go
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.OktaConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = "Okta Organization " + conn.OrganizationID()
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
 		Name:   "okta-org",
diff --git a/providers/opcua/provider/provider.go b/providers/opcua/provider/provider.go
index 528f41cc8a..a7e3e62c4a 100644
--- a/providers/opcua/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/opcua/provider/provider.go
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.OpcuaConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
diff --git a/providers/slack/provider/provider.go b/providers/slack/provider/provider.go
index f996a14f6f..730624a6da 100644
--- a/providers/slack/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/slack/provider/provider.go
@@ -167,7 +167,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.SlackConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type + "://" + conn.TeamID()
 	asset.Name = "Slack team " + conn.TeamName()
 	asset.Platform = &inventory.Platform{
 		Name:    "slack-team",
diff --git a/providers/vcd/provider/provider.go b/providers/vcd/provider/provider.go
index d87e304864..4d1781cf27 100644
--- a/providers/vcd/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/vcd/provider/provider.go
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.VcdConnection) error {
-	// TODO: adjust asset detection
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	c := conn.Client()
diff --git a/providers/vsphere/provider/provider.go b/providers/vsphere/provider/provider.go
index 90ff30c0d3..863ca79771 100644
--- a/providers/vsphere/provider/provider.go
+++ b/providers/vsphere/provider/provider.go
@@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ func (s *Service) connect(req *plugin.ConnectReq, callback plugin.ProviderCallba
 }
 
 func (s *Service) detect(asset *inventory.Asset, conn *connection.VsphereConnection) error {
-	asset.Id = conn.Conf.Type
 	asset.Name = conn.Conf.Host
 
 	vSphereInfo := conn.Info()