diff --git a/awx/main/management/commands/register_queue.py b/awx/main/management/commands/register_queue.py
index 6a99d11849..e65b5af63e 100644
--- a/awx/main/management/commands/register_queue.py
+++ b/awx/main/management/commands/register_queue.py
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             changed3 = False
             (ig, created, changed1) = self.get_create_update_instance_group(queuename, inst_per, inst_min)
             if created:
-                print(six.text_type("Creating instance group {}".format(ig.name)))
+                print(six.text_type("Creating instance group {}").format(ig.name))
             elif not created:
                 print(six.text_type("Instance Group already registered {}").format(ig.name))
 
@@ -126,4 +126,3 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
         if instance_not_found_err:
             print(instance_not_found_err.message)
             sys.exit(1)
-
diff --git a/awx/main/models/ha.py b/awx/main/models/ha.py
index d5e718fc4c..0a0f4e2599 100644
--- a/awx/main/models/ha.py
+++ b/awx/main/models/ha.py
@@ -152,10 +152,6 @@ class Instance(HasPolicyEditsMixin, BaseModel):
         self.save(update_fields=['capacity', 'version', 'modified', 'cpu',
                                  'memory', 'cpu_capacity', 'mem_capacity'])
 
-    def clean_hostname(self):
-        return self.hostname
-
-    
 
 class InstanceGroup(HasPolicyEditsMixin, BaseModel, RelatedJobsMixin):
     """A model representing a Queue/Group of AWX Instances."""
@@ -222,8 +218,6 @@ class InstanceGroup(HasPolicyEditsMixin, BaseModel, RelatedJobsMixin):
     class Meta:
         app_label = 'main'
 
-    def clean_name(self):
-        return self.name
 
     def fit_task_to_most_remaining_capacity_instance(self, task):
         instance_most_capacity = None