diff --git a/src/CLI2.cpp b/src/CLI2.cpp
index 3a5c2651f..c31951f18 100644
--- a/src/CLI2.cpp
+++ b/src/CLI2.cpp
@@ -923,8 +923,7 @@ void CLI2::canonicalizeNames ()
         std::string name = a.attribute ("name");
         std::string canonical;
         if (canonicalize (canonical, "pseudo",    name)    ||
-            canonicalize (canonical, "attribute", name)    ||
-            canonicalize (canonical, "uda", name))
+            canonicalize (canonical, "attribute", name))
         {
           a.attribute ("canonical", canonical);
         }
@@ -1116,8 +1115,7 @@ void CLI2::desugarFilterAttributes ()
         reconstructed.push_back (lhs);
         found = true;
       }
-      else if (canonicalize (canonical, "attribute", name) ||
-               canonicalize (canonical, "uda",       name))
+      else if (canonicalize (canonical, "attribute", name))
       {
         // Certain attribute types do not suport math.
         //   string   --> no
diff --git a/src/commands/CmdUnique.cpp b/src/commands/CmdUnique.cpp
index 839001e2f..2e54caad0 100644
--- a/src/commands/CmdUnique.cpp
+++ b/src/commands/CmdUnique.cpp
@@ -73,8 +73,7 @@ int CmdUnique::execute (std::string& output)
     throw std::string (STRING_CMD_UNIQUE_MISSING);
 
   std::string canonical;
-  if (! context.cli2.canonicalize (canonical, "attribute", attribute) &&
-      ! context.cli2.canonicalize (canonical, "uda",       attribute))
+  if (! context.cli2.canonicalize (canonical, "attribute", attribute))
     throw std::string (STRING_CMD_UNIQUE_VALID);
 
   // Find number of matching tasks.