diff --git a/js/HomeScreenButton.ts b/js/HomeScreenButton.ts
index 9315b080..6fdaa0a4 100644
--- a/js/HomeScreenButton.ts
+++ b/js/HomeScreenButton.ts
@@ -104,10 +104,7 @@ class HomeScreenButton extends Voicing( VBox ) {
     } );
 
     // text for the button
-    const text = new Text( screen.nameProperty, {
-      tandem: options.tandem.createTandem( 'text' ),
-      stringPropertyOptions: { phetioReadOnly: true } // text is updated via screen.nameProperty
-    } );
+    const text = new Text( screen.nameProperty );
 
     super( merge( { children: [ nodeContainer, text ] }, options ) );