diff --git a/misc/py_wrap_generator.py b/misc/py_wrap_generator.py
index 5cf3b92ae..2cb23fdc0 100644
--- a/misc/py_wrap_generator.py
+++ b/misc/py_wrap_generator.py
@@ -977,7 +977,7 @@ sources = [
 		WClass("IdString", link_types.ref_copy, None, "str()", ""),
 		WClass("Const", link_types.ref_copy, None, "as_string()", ""),
 		WClass("AttrObject", link_types.ref_copy, None, None, None),
-		WClass("NamedObject", link_types.ref_copy, None, None, None),
+		# WClass("NamedObject", link_types.ref_copy, None, None, None),
 		WClass("Selection", link_types.ref_copy, None, None, None),
 		WClass("Monitor", link_types.derive, None, None, None),
 		WClass("CaseRule",link_types.ref_copy, None, None, None, True),
diff --git a/passes/opt/wreduce.cc b/passes/opt/wreduce.cc
index ed4aab465..b72d220d0 100644
--- a/passes/opt/wreduce.cc
+++ b/passes/opt/wreduce.cc
@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ struct WreduceWorker
 				continue;
 
 			log("Removed top %d bits (of %d) from wire %s.%s.\n", unused_top_bits, GetSize(w), log_id(module), log_id(w));
-			Wire *nw = module->addWire(NEW_ID, GetSize(w) - unused_top_bits);
+			Wire *nw = module->addWire(module->uniquify(IdString(w->name.str() + "_wreduce")), GetSize(w) - unused_top_bits);
 			module->connect(nw, SigSpec(w).extract(0, GetSize(nw)));
 			module->swap_names(w, nw);
 		}