diff --git a/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py b/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py
index 441ffbc9e7c306429b0e98f61a752a40fe2769e4..ef20d9df1c441d7027a66a8a7a74684817e4fec1 100644
--- a/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py
+++ b/io_scene_x3d/export_x3d.py
@@ -441,9 +441,9 @@ def export(file,
 
                     if is_uv:
                         if EXPORT_TRI:
-                            fw("%stexIndex=\"" % ident)
+                            fw("texIndex=\"")
                         else:
-                            fw("%stexCoordIndex=\"" % ident)
+                            fw("texCoordIndex=\"")
 
                         j = 0
                         if EXPORT_TRI: