diff --git a/magnumclient/api/pods.py b/magnumclient/api/pods.py
index c05cdcc8..5ca3c357 100644
--- a/magnumclient/api/pods.py
+++ b/magnumclient/api/pods.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ from magnumclient.common import utils
 from magnumclient import exceptions
 
 
-CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['name']
+CREATION_ATTRIBUTES = ['pod_data']
 
 
 class Pod(base.Resource):
diff --git a/magnumclient/api/shell.py b/magnumclient/api/shell.py
index 0af51ea0..b23e2665 100644
--- a/magnumclient/api/shell.py
+++ b/magnumclient/api/shell.py
@@ -184,17 +184,13 @@ def do_pod_list(cs, args):
                      {'versions': _print_list_field('versions')})
 
 
-@utils.arg('--name',
-           metavar='<name>',
-           help='Name of the pod to create.')
 @utils.arg('--pod-file',
            metavar='<pod-file>',
            help='Name of the pod file to use for creating PODs.')
 def do_pod_create(cs, args):
     """Create a pod."""
     opts = {}
-    opts['name'] = args.name
-    opts['pod_data'] = open(args.pod_file).read()
+    opts['pod_data'] = args.pod_file
 
     node = cs.pods.create(**opts)
     _show_pod(node)