diff --git a/control/json/actions/count_state_target.cpp b/control/json/actions/count_state_target.cpp
index 1017ae6..dcbd70d 100644
--- a/control/json/actions/count_state_target.cpp
+++ b/control/json/actions/count_state_target.cpp
@@ -29,9 +29,6 @@
 
 using json = nlohmann::json;
 
-// Instance id for setting the unique id of each instance of this action
-size_t CountStateTarget::instanceId = 0;
-
 CountStateTarget::CountStateTarget(const json& jsonObj,
                                    const std::vector<Group>& groups) :
     ActionBase(jsonObj, groups)
@@ -39,8 +36,6 @@
     setCount(jsonObj);
     setState(jsonObj);
     setTarget(jsonObj);
-
-    _id = instanceId++;
 }
 
 void CountStateTarget::run(Zone& zone)
@@ -74,8 +69,7 @@
     }
 
     // Update zone's target hold based on action results
-    zone.setTargetHold(ActionBase::getName() + std::to_string(_id), _target,
-                       (numAtState >= _count));
+    zone.setTargetHold(getUniqueName(), _target, (numAtState >= _count));
 }
 
 void CountStateTarget::setCount(const json& jsonObj)
diff --git a/control/json/actions/count_state_target.hpp b/control/json/actions/count_state_target.hpp
index b1b4eb9..3874847 100644
--- a/control/json/actions/count_state_target.hpp
+++ b/control/json/actions/count_state_target.hpp
@@ -70,10 +70,6 @@
      */
     void run(Zone& zone) override;
 
-  protected:
-    /* Instance id for each instance of this action */
-    static size_t instanceId;
-
   private:
     /* Number of group members */
     size_t _count;