diff --git a/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go b/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
index d9c7dadc4..c1b5a4b2e 100644
--- a/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
+++ b/pkg/commands/edit/add/configmap.go
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ func addConfigMap(
 		return err
 	}
 	// Validate by trying to create corev1.configmap.
-	_, _, err = factory.MakeUnstructAndGenerateName(cmArgs)
+	_, err = factory.MakeConfigMap(cmArgs)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go b/pkg/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go
index caf81f66e..29939e2a2 100644
--- a/pkg/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go
+++ b/pkg/configmapandsecret/configmapfactory.go
@@ -31,7 +31,6 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/runtime"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/validation"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/fs"
-	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/hash"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/loader"
 	"sigs.k8s.io/kustomize/pkg/types"
 )
@@ -48,20 +47,15 @@ func NewConfigMapFactory(
 	return &ConfigMapFactory{fSys: fSys, ldr: l}
 }
 
-// MakeUnstructAndGenerateName returns an configmap and the name appended with a hash.
-func (f *ConfigMapFactory) MakeUnstructAndGenerateName(
-	args *types.ConfigMapArgs) (*unstructured.Unstructured, string, error) {
+// MakeUnstruct returns an configmap in unstructured representation.
+func (f *ConfigMapFactory) MakeUnstruct(
+	args *types.ConfigMapArgs) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {
 	cm, err := f.MakeConfigMap(args)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	h, err := hash.ConfigMapHash(cm)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", err
-	}
-	nameWithHash := fmt.Sprintf("%s-%s", cm.GetName(), h)
 	unstructuredCM, err := objectToUnstructured(cm)
-	return unstructuredCM, nameWithHash, err
+	return unstructuredCM, err
 }
 
 func objectToUnstructured(in runtime.Object) (*unstructured.Unstructured, error) {