diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/RFXComBindingConstants.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/RFXComBindingConstants.java
index 8776fa83c9dfa..e5b5beb82d423 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/RFXComBindingConstants.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/RFXComBindingConstants.java
@@ -242,6 +242,4 @@ public class RFXComBindingConstants {
                     put(PacketType.WIND, RFXComBindingConstants.THING_TYPE_WIND);
                 }
             });
-
-    public static final String THREAD_NAME_PREFIX = "OH-" + BINDING_ID + "-";
 }
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/handler/RFXComBridgeHandler.java b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/handler/RFXComBridgeHandler.java
index d7a29297f05a7..fec7e4628c370 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/handler/RFXComBridgeHandler.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.binding.rfxcom/src/main/java/org/openhab/binding/rfxcom/internal/handler/RFXComBridgeHandler.java
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.core.util.HexUtils;
 import org.eclipse.smarthome.io.transport.serial.SerialPortManager;
 import org.openhab.binding.rfxcom.internal.DeviceMessageListener;
-import org.openhab.binding.rfxcom.internal.RFXComBindingConstants;
 import org.openhab.binding.rfxcom.internal.config.RFXComBridgeConfiguration;
 import org.openhab.binding.rfxcom.internal.connector.RFXComConnectorInterface;
 import org.openhab.binding.rfxcom.internal.connector.RFXComEventListener;
@@ -170,7 +169,7 @@ private synchronized void connect() {
         logger.debug("Connecting to RFXCOM transceiver");
 
         try {
-            String readerThreadName = RFXComBindingConstants.THREAD_NAME_PREFIX + getThing().getUID().getAsString();
+            String readerThreadName = "OH-binding-" + getThing().getUID().getAsString();
             if (configuration.serialPort != null) {
                 if (connector == null) {
                     connector = new RFXComSerialConnector(serialPortManager, readerThreadName);