diff --git a/pypanther/base.py b/pypanther/base.py
index 4086363b..559dbd66 100644
--- a/pypanther/base.py
+++ b/pypanther/base.py
@@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ def __init_subclass__(cls, **kwargs):
         child.tags.append("Foo")
         parent.tags.append("Foo") # not inherited by children of parent
         """
+        # Set the id to the class name if it's not explicitly set
+        if "id" not in cls.__dict__ or not cls.__dict__["id"]:
+            cls.id = cls.__name__
+
         for attr in RULE_ALL_ATTRS:
             if attr not in cls.__dict__:
                 try:
diff --git a/pypanther/generate.py b/pypanther/generate.py
index e7913971..3e562b2d 100644
--- a/pypanther/generate.py
+++ b/pypanther/generate.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def convert_rule(filepath: Path, helpers: Set[str]) -> Optional[str]:
                     )
             value = ast.List(elts=log_type_elts)
         if k == "RuleID":
-            value = ast.Constant(value=v + ID_POSTFIX)
+            continue
 
         assignments.append(
             ast.Assign(
diff --git a/tests/test_base.py b/tests/test_base.py
index 8cb0d1cb..3c634bc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_base.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
     TRUNCATED_STRING_SUFFIX,
     TYPE_RULE,
 )
-from pydantic import ValidationError
 
 from pypanther.base import RULE_ALL_ATTRS, Rule, RuleModel, panther_managed
 from pypanther.cache import data_model_cache
@@ -353,20 +352,18 @@ def rule(self, event):
 
 
 class TestValidation:
-    def test_rule_missing_id(self):
-        class rule(Rule):
+    def test_rule_id_is_class_name(self):
+        """Test that a rule's id is automatically set to its class name."""
+
+        class TestRule(Rule):
             default_severity = Severity.INFO
             log_types = ["test"]
 
             def rule(self, event):
                 return False
 
-        with pytest.raises(ValidationError) as e:
-            rule.validate()
-        errors = e.value.errors()
-        assert len(errors) == 1
-        assert errors[0]["loc"] == ("id",)
-        assert errors[0]["msg"] == "Field required"
+        # Verify that id is set to the class name
+        assert TestRule.id == "TestRule"
 
     def test_create_rule_missing_method(self) -> None:
         class rule(Rule):