diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
index 31413f556c..c7c3f170bf 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature.js
@@ -35,15 +35,14 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.prototype= {
      * @constructor
      * 
      * @param {OpenLayers.Layer} layer
-     * @param {String} id
      * @param {OpenLayers.LonLat} lonlat
      * @param {Object} data
      */
-    initialize: function(layer, lonlat, data, id) {
+    initialize: function(layer, lonlat, data) {
         this.layer = layer;
         this.lonlat = lonlat;
         this.data = (data != null) ? data : new Object();
-        this.id = (id != null) ? id : OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID('f'); 
+        this.id = OpenLayers.Util.createUniqueID('Feature_'); 
     },
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/WFS.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/WFS.js
index 848e2ed2bb..601a3aa322 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/WFS.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Feature/WFS.js
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ OpenLayers.Feature.WFS.prototype =
         var newArguments = arguments;
         if (arguments.length > 0) {
             var data = this.processXMLNode(xmlNode);
-            newArguments = new Array(layer, data.lonlat, data, data.id)
+            newArguments = new Array(layer, data.lonlat, data)
         }
         OpenLayers.Feature.prototype.initialize.apply(this, newArguments);