diff --git a/app/models/projects/exports/query_exporter.rb b/app/models/projects/exports/query_exporter.rb
index a26d2ec7e69e..e4a110afd9bf 100644
--- a/app/models/projects/exports/query_exporter.rb
+++ b/app/models/projects/exports/query_exporter.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class QueryExporter < Exports::Exporter
     alias :query :object
 
     def columns
-      @columns ||= (forced_columns + selected_columns)
+      @columns ||= selected_columns
     end
 
     def page
@@ -51,13 +51,6 @@ def projects
 
     private
 
-    def forced_columns
-      [
-        { name: :id, caption: Project.human_attribute_name(:id) },
-        { name: :identifier, caption: Project.human_attribute_name(:identifier) }
-      ]
-    end
-
     def selected_columns
       query
         .selects
diff --git a/modules/xls_export/spec/models/xls_export/project/exporter/xls_integration_spec.rb b/modules/xls_export/spec/models/xls_export/project/exporter/xls_integration_spec.rb
index bddf083e1391..69081bee1c31 100644
--- a/modules/xls_export/spec/models/xls_export/project/exporter/xls_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/modules/xls_export/spec/models/xls_export/project/exporter/xls_integration_spec.rb
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@
 
   it "performs a successful export" do
     expect(rows.count).to eq(1)
-    expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier,
-                                project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
+    expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
   end
 
   context "with project description containing html" do
@@ -38,8 +37,7 @@
 
     it "performs a successful export" do
       expect(rows.count).to eq(1)
-      expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name,
-                                  "This is an html description.", "Off track", "false"]
+      expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.name, "This is an html description.", "Off track", "false"]
     end
   end
 
@@ -48,12 +46,21 @@
 
     it "performs a successful export" do
       expect(rows.count).to eq(1)
-      expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier,
-                                  project.name, project.description,
+      expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.name, project.description,
                                   "Off track", project.status_explanation, "false"]
     end
   end
 
+  context "with id and identifier enabled" do
+    let(:query_columns) { %w[name description project_status public id identifier] }
+
+    it "performs a successful export" do
+      expect(rows.count).to eq(1)
+      expect(sheet.row(1)).to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track",
+                                  "false", project.id.to_s, project.identifier]
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "custom field columns selected" do
     let(:query_columns) { %w[name description project_status public] + global_project_custom_fields.map(&:column_name) }
 
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@
 
       it "renders all those columns" do
         cf_names = global_project_custom_fields.map(&:name)
-        expect(header).to eq ["ID", "Identifier", "Name", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
+        expect(header).to eq ["Name", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
 
         expect(header).to include not_used_string_cf.name
         expect(header).to include hidden_cf.name
@@ -85,8 +92,7 @@
         end
 
         expect(sheet.row(1))
-          .to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false",
-                  *custom_values]
+          .to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false", *custom_values]
 
         # The column for the project-level-disabled custom field is blank
         expect(sheet.row(1)[header.index(not_used_string_cf.name)]).to be_nil
@@ -97,7 +103,7 @@
       it "renders available project custom fields in the header if enabled in any project" do
         cf_names = global_project_custom_fields.map(&:name)
 
-        expect(header).to eq ["ID", "Identifier", "Name", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
+        expect(header).to eq ["Name", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
 
         expect(header).not_to include not_used_string_cf.name
         expect(header).not_to include hidden_cf.name
@@ -116,8 +122,7 @@
         end
 
         expect(sheet.row(1))
-          .to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false",
-                  *custom_values]
+          .to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false", *custom_values]
       end
     end
 
@@ -125,10 +130,10 @@
       let(:permissions) { %i(view_projects) }
 
       it "does not render project custom fields in the header" do
-        expect(header).to eq ["ID", "Identifier", "Name", "Description", "Status", "Public"]
+        expect(header).to eq %w[Name Description Status Public]
 
         expect(sheet.row(1))
-          .to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
+          .to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/spec/models/projects/exporter/csv_integration_spec.rb b/spec/models/projects/exporter/csv_integration_spec.rb
index 11dcb17aa1db..77d5e362d2c4 100644
--- a/spec/models/projects/exporter/csv_integration_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/projects/exporter/csv_integration_spec.rb
@@ -43,8 +43,7 @@
 
   it "performs a successful export" do
     expect(parsed.size).to eq(2)
-    expect(parsed.last).to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier,
-                               project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
+    expect(parsed.last).to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
   end
 
   context "with status_explanation enabled" do
@@ -52,12 +51,21 @@
 
     it "performs a successful export" do
       expect(parsed.size).to eq(2)
-      expect(parsed.last).to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier,
-                                 project.name, project.description,
+      expect(parsed.last).to eq [project.name, project.description,
                                  "Off track", "some explanation", "false"]
     end
   end
 
+  context "with id and identifier selected" do
+    let(:query_columns) { %w[name description id identifier project_status public] }
+
+    it "performs a successful export" do
+      expect(parsed.size).to eq(2)
+      expect(parsed.last).to eq [project.name, project.description, project.id.to_s,
+                                 project.identifier, "Off track", "false"]
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "custom field columns selected" do
     let(:query_columns) do
       %w[name description project_status public] + global_project_custom_fields.map(&:column_name)
@@ -74,13 +82,12 @@
       it "does not render project custom fields in the header" do
         expect(parsed.size).to eq 2
 
-        expect(header).to eq ["\xEF\xBB\xBFid", "Identifier", "Name", "Description", "Status", "Public"]
+        expect(header).to eq ["\xEF\xBB\xBFName", "Description", "Status", "Public"]
       end
 
       it "does not render the custom field values in the rows if enabled for a project" do
         expect(rows.first)
-          .to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name,
-                  project.description, "Off track", "false"]
+          .to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false"]
       end
     end
 
@@ -93,7 +100,7 @@
         expect(cf_names).not_to include(not_used_string_cf.name)
         expect(cf_names).not_to include(hidden_cf.name)
 
-        expect(header).to eq ["\xEF\xBB\xBFid", "Identifier", "Name", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
+        expect(header).to eq ["\xEF\xBB\xBFName", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
       end
 
       it "renders the custom field values in the rows if enabled for a project" do
@@ -110,8 +117,7 @@
           end
         end
         expect(rows.first)
-          .to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name,
-                  project.description, "Off track", "false", *custom_values]
+          .to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false", *custom_values]
       end
     end
 
@@ -126,7 +132,7 @@
         expect(cf_names).to include(not_used_string_cf.name)
         expect(cf_names).to include(hidden_cf.name)
 
-        expect(header).to eq ["\xEF\xBB\xBFid", "Identifier", "Name", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
+        expect(header).to eq ["\xEF\xBB\xBFName", "Description", "Status", "Public", *cf_names]
       end
 
       it "renders the custom field values in the rows if enabled for a project" do
@@ -145,8 +151,7 @@
           end
         end
         expect(rows.first)
-          .to eq [project.id.to_s, project.identifier, project.name,
-                  project.description, "Off track", "false", *custom_values]
+          .to eq [project.name, project.description, "Off track", "false", *custom_values]
       end
     end
   end