diff --git a/lib/open_project/xls_export/patches/work_packages_controller_patch.rb b/lib/open_project/xls_export/patches/work_packages_controller_patch.rb
index 770b791f30..dd7e4bbffb 100644
--- a/lib/open_project/xls_export/patches/work_packages_controller_patch.rb
+++ b/lib/open_project/xls_export/patches/work_packages_controller_patch.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ module OpenProject::XlsExport
           sb = SpreadsheetBuilder.new("#{I18n.t(:label_work_package_plural)}")
           formatters = OpenProject::XlsExport::Formatters.for_columns(columns)
 
-          headers = columns.collect(&:caption).unshift("#")
+          headers = columns.collect(&:caption)
           headers << WorkPackage.human_attribute_name(:description) if options[:show_descriptions]
           sb.add_headers headers, 0
 
@@ -48,14 +48,14 @@ module OpenProject::XlsExport
                     cv = formatters[column].format work_package, column
                     cv = cv.in_time_zone(current_user.time_zone) if cv.is_a?(ActiveSupport::TimeWithZone)
                     (cv.respond_to? :name) ? cv.name : cv
-                  end).unshift(work_package.id)
+                  end)
             row << work_package.description if options[:show_descriptions]
             sb.add_row(row)
           end
 
           columns.each_with_index do |column, i|
             options = formatters[column].format_options column
-            sb.add_format_option_to_column i + 1, options
+            sb.add_format_option_to_column i, options
           end
 
           sb
diff --git a/spec/patches/work_packages_controller_patch_spec.rb b/spec/patches/work_packages_controller_patch_spec.rb
index 8b42ca7a1e..5a66f83f1b 100644
--- a/spec/patches/work_packages_controller_patch_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/patches/work_packages_controller_patch_spec.rb
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe WorkPackagesController, "rendering to xls", :type => :controller do
     it 'should include estimated hours' do
       expect(@sheet.rows.size).to eq(4 + 1)
 
-      hours = @sheet.rows.last.values_at(3)
+      hours = @sheet.rows.last.values_at(2)
       expect(hours).to include(27.5)
     end
   end