diff --git a/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py b/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py
index 5a71662a8..50633fef6 100644
--- a/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py
+++ b/napalm/nxos_ssh/nxos_ssh.py
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ def parse_intf_section(interface):
     else:
         # More standard is up, next line admin state is lines
         match = re.search(re_intf_name_state, interface)
-        intf_name = canonical_interface_name(match.group("intf_name"))
+        intf_name = match.group("intf_name")
         intf_state = match.group("intf_state").strip()
         is_up = True if intf_state == "up" else False
 
diff --git a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/N93180_7_0_3_I7_2/expected_result.json b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/N93180_7_0_3_I7_2/expected_result.json
index 5cc5ea688..5dc294762 100644
--- a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/N93180_7_0_3_I7_2/expected_result.json
+++ b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/N93180_7_0_3_I7_2/expected_result.json
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 25000
 	},
-	"Port-channel93": {
+	"port-channel93": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@
 		"mtu": 9216,
 		"speed": -1
 	},
-	"Port-channel1": {
+	"port-channel1": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel34": {
+	"port-channel34": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel37": {
+	"port-channel37": {
 		"is_enabled": false,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@
 		"mtu": 9216,
 		"speed": 100
 	},
-	"Port-channel30": {
+	"port-channel30": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel33": {
+	"port-channel33": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel20": {
+	"port-channel20": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 1000
 	},
-	"Management0": {
+	"mgmt0": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel29": {
+	"port-channel29": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -512,7 +512,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel23": {
+	"port-channel23": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel22": {
+	"port-channel22": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -548,7 +548,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel26": {
+	"port-channel26": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel25": {
+	"port-channel25": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel24": {
+	"port-channel24": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel16": {
+	"port-channel16": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Loopback1": {
+	"loopback1": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -629,7 +629,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 25000
 	},
-	"Port-channel99": {
+	"port-channel99": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 25000
 	},
-	"Port-channel92": {
+	"port-channel92": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -692,7 +692,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 25000
 	},
-	"Port-channel96": {
+	"port-channel96": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 1000
 	},
-	"Port-channel97": {
+	"port-channel97": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -710,7 +710,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 1000
 	},
-	"Port-channel94": {
+	"port-channel94": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel95": {
+	"port-channel95": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel13": {
+	"port-channel13": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -737,7 +737,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel10": {
+	"port-channel10": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -746,7 +746,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel11": {
+	"port-channel11": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -755,7 +755,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 100
 	},
-	"Loopback0": {
+	"loopback0": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 8000
 	},
-	"Port-channel17": {
+	"port-channel17": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -773,7 +773,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel14": {
+	"port-channel14": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel15": {
+	"port-channel15": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel18": {
+	"port-channel18": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -800,7 +800,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel19": {
+	"port-channel19": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -809,7 +809,7 @@
 		"mtu": 1500,
 		"speed": 10000
 	},
-	"Port-channel21": {
+	"port-channel21": {
 		"is_enabled": true,
 		"description": "*** LIBRE ***",
 		"last_flapped": -1.0,
diff --git a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/alternate1/expected_result.json b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/alternate1/expected_result.json
index a3b95a391..4d93144e4 100644
--- a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/alternate1/expected_result.json
+++ b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/alternate1/expected_result.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "mtu": 1500,
     "speed": 1000.0
   },
-  "Management0": {
+  "mgmt0": {
     "is_enabled": true,
     "description": "",
     "last_flapped": -1,
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
     "mtu": 1500,
     "speed": 1000.0
   },
-  "Loopback0": {
+  "loopback0": {
     "is_enabled": true,
     "description": "",
     "last_flapped": -1,
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "mtu": 1500,
     "speed": 1000.0
   },
-  "Loopback55": {
+  "loopback55": {
     "is_enabled": true,
     "description": "",
     "last_flapped": -1,
diff --git a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/missing_mtu/expected_result.json b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/missing_mtu/expected_result.json
index e82b4050b..1b628d33c 100644
--- a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/missing_mtu/expected_result.json
+++ b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/missing_mtu/expected_result.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "Management0": {
+    "mgmt0": {
         "is_enabled": true, 
         "description": "", 
         "last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
         "mtu": -1,
         "speed": 1000
     },
-    "Loopback0": {
+    "loopback0": {
         "is_enabled": true,
         "description": "",
         "last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
         "mtu": 1500,
         "speed": 8000
     },
-    "Loopback55": {
+    "loopback55": {
         "is_enabled": true,
         "description": "",
         "last_flapped": -1.0,
diff --git a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/normal/expected_result.json b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/normal/expected_result.json
index 1560ba327..e145ea60f 100644
--- a/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/normal/expected_result.json
+++ b/test/nxos_ssh/mocked_data/test_get_interfaces/normal/expected_result.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-    "Management0": {
+    "mgmt0": {
         "is_enabled": true, 
         "description": "", 
         "last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@
         "mtu": 1500,
         "speed": 1000
     },
-    "Loopback55": {
+    "loopback55": {
         "is_enabled": true,
         "description": "",
         "last_flapped": -1.0,
@@ -1322,7 +1322,7 @@
         "mtu": 1500,
         "speed": 1000
     },
-    "Loopback0": {
+    "loopback0": {
         "is_enabled": true,
         "description": "",
         "last_flapped": -1.0,