diff --git a/app/models/dwc_occurrence.rb b/app/models/dwc_occurrence.rb
index 6658fe647e..3fc04909dc 100644
--- a/app/models/dwc_occurrence.rb
+++ b/app/models/dwc_occurrence.rb
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ def self.target_columns
   # @return [Array]
   #   of symbols
   def self.excluded_columns
-    ::DwcOccurrence.columns.collect{|c| c.name.to_sym} - (self.target_columns - [:dwc_occurrence_object_id, :dwc_occurrence_object_type])
+    ::DwcOccurrence.columns.collect{|c| c.name.to_sym} - (self.target_columns - [:id, :dwc_occurrence_object_id, :dwc_occurrence_object_type])
   end
 
   # @return [Scope]
diff --git a/lib/export/dwca/data.rb b/lib/export/dwca/data.rb
index 2e9d07f11c..4e08f7953c 100644
--- a/lib/export/dwca/data.rb
+++ b/lib/export/dwca/data.rb
@@ -474,7 +474,6 @@ def biological_associations_resource_relationship
     def meta_fields
       return [] if no_records?
       h = File.open(all_data, &:gets)&.strip&.split("\t")
-      h&.shift
       h || []
     end
 
diff --git a/spec/lib/export/dwca/data_spec.rb b/spec/lib/export/dwca/data_spec.rb
index 4604cb069d..b116a5e144 100644
--- a/spec/lib/export/dwca/data_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/export/dwca/data_spec.rb
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@
       end
 
       specify 'generated headers are restricted to data' do
-        expect(csv.headers).to contain_exactly(*(['id'] + headers))
+        expect(csv.headers).to contain_exactly(*headers)
       end
 
       specify '#meta_fields can be returned, and exclude id' do
diff --git a/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb b/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb
index e0763de0cc..5682bceeed 100644
--- a/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
     expect(DwcOccurrence.target_columns).to include(:occurrenceID)
   end
 
+  specify '.excluded_columns must include id' do
+    expect(DwcOccurrence.excluded_columns).to include(:id)
+  end
+
   specify 'extending predicates' do
     include ActiveJob::TestHelper