diff --git a/core/field.js b/core/field.js
index 70b97f7f0..b32c91926 100644
--- a/core/field.js
+++ b/core/field.js
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ Blockly.Field.prototype.fromXml = function(fieldElement) {
  * @package
  */
 Blockly.Field.prototype.toXml = function(fieldElement) {
-  fieldElement.setAttribute('name', this.name);
   fieldElement.textContent = this.getValue();
   return fieldElement;
 };
diff --git a/core/field_variable.js b/core/field_variable.js
index a2cd7a6bb..29aa44a0c 100644
--- a/core/field_variable.js
+++ b/core/field_variable.js
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ Blockly.FieldVariable.prototype.toXml = function(fieldElement) {
   // Make sure the variable is initialized.
   this.initModel();
 
-  fieldElement.setAttribute('name', this.name);
   fieldElement.setAttribute('id', this.variable_.getId());
   fieldElement.textContent = this.variable_.name;
   fieldElement.setAttribute('variableType', this.variable_.type);
diff --git a/core/xml.js b/core/xml.js
index 5dbbfab5f..812e46b1b 100644
--- a/core/xml.js
+++ b/core/xml.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ Blockly.Xml.blockToDomWithXY = function(block, opt_noId) {
 Blockly.Xml.fieldToDom_ = function(field) {
   if (field.isSerializable()) {
     var container = Blockly.Xml.utils.createElement('field');
+    container.setAttribute('name', field.name);
     return field.toXml(container);
   }
   return null;