diff --git a/pandas/core/ops/common.py b/pandas/core/ops/common.py
index 559977bacf881..689ddf5003abb 100644
--- a/pandas/core/ops/common.py
+++ b/pandas/core/ops/common.py
@@ -93,11 +93,7 @@ def get_op_result_name(left, right):
     name : object
         Usually a string
     """
-    if isinstance(right, (ABCSeries, ABCIndex)):
-        name = _maybe_match_name(left, right)
-    else:
-        name = left.name
-    return name
+    return left.name
 
 
 def _maybe_match_name(a, b):