diff --git a/doc/source/changelog.rst b/doc/source/changelog.rst
index 655ae93..e35efd6 100644
--- a/doc/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/doc/source/changelog.rst
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Changelog
 
 X.Y.Z (DD-MM-YYYY)
 ------------------
+* Remove unnecessary coordinate attributes (:pr:`23`)
 * Disable navigation sidebars (:pr:`19`)
 * Add Github Issue and PR templates (:pr:`17`)
 * Improve key resolution (:pr:`15`)
diff --git a/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/antenna_dataset_factory.py b/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/antenna_dataset_factory.py
index 94771af..d946114 100644
--- a/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/antenna_dataset_factory.py
+++ b/xarray_ms/backend/msv2/antenna_dataset_factory.py
@@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ def get_dataset(self) -> Mapping[str, Variable]:
       },
       coords={
         "antenna_name": Variable("antenna_name", ants["NAME"].to_numpy()),
-        "station": Variable(
-          "antenna_name", ants["STATION"].to_numpy(), {"coordinates": "station"}
-        ),
         "mount": Variable(
-          "antenna_name", ants["MOUNT"].to_numpy(), {"coordinates": "mount"}
+          "antenna_name",
+          ants["MOUNT"].to_numpy(),
+        ),
+        "station": Variable(
+          "antenna_name",
+          ants["STATION"].to_numpy(),
         ),
       },
     )