diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/output/statepoint.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/output/statepoint.rst
index 02f4fdcf3..d1ebc7231 100644
--- a/docs/source/usersguide/output/statepoint.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usersguide/output/statepoint.rst
@@ -134,11 +134,7 @@ if run_mode == 'k-eigenvalue':
 
 **/tally/meshes/keys** (*int[]*)
 
-    User-identified unique ID of each mesh
-
-**/tallies/meshes/mesh <uid>/id** (*int*)
-
-    Unique identifier of the mesh.
+    User-identified unique ID of each mesh.
 
 **/tallies/meshes/mesh <uid>/type** (*char[]*)
 
diff --git a/docs/source/usersguide/output/summary.rst b/docs/source/usersguide/output/summary.rst
index 0623693c5..6bf0cf2ad 100644
--- a/docs/source/usersguide/output/summary.rst
+++ b/docs/source/usersguide/output/summary.rst
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ The current revision of the summary file format is 1.
 
 **/tallies/mesh <uid>/index** (*int*)
 
-    Index in the meshes array used internally in OpenMC
+    Index in the meshes array used internally in OpenMC.
 
 **/tallies/mesh <uid>/type** (*char[]*)
 
diff --git a/openmc/statepoint.py b/openmc/statepoint.py
index cdb82d95e..133bd766c 100644
--- a/openmc/statepoint.py
+++ b/openmc/statepoint.py
@@ -265,8 +265,7 @@ class StatePoint(object):
 
             # Iterate over all Meshes
             for mesh_key in mesh_keys:
-                # Read the user-specified Mesh ID and type
-                mesh_id = self._f['{0}{1}/id'.format(base, mesh_key)].value
+                # Read the mesh type
                 mesh_type = self._f['{0}{1}/type'.format(base, mesh_key)].value.decode()
 
                 # Read the mesh dimensions, lower-left coordinates,
@@ -277,7 +276,7 @@ class StatePoint(object):
                 width = self._f['{0}{1}/width'.format(base, mesh_key)].value
 
                 # Create the Mesh and assign properties to it
-                mesh = openmc.Mesh(mesh_id)
+                mesh = openmc.Mesh(mesh_key)
                 mesh.dimension = dimension
                 mesh.width = width
                 mesh.lower_left = lower_left
@@ -285,7 +284,7 @@ class StatePoint(object):
                 mesh.type = mesh_type
 
                 # Add mesh to the global dictionary of all Meshes
-                self._meshes[mesh_id] = mesh
+                self._meshes[mesh_key] = mesh
 
             self._meshes_read = True
 
diff --git a/src/state_point.F90 b/src/state_point.F90
index a5c89a8a2..64ba7ef55 100644
--- a/src/state_point.F90
+++ b/src/state_point.F90
@@ -176,7 +176,6 @@ contains
           meshp => meshes(id_array(i))
           mesh_group = create_group(meshes_group, "mesh " // trim(to_str(meshp%id)))
 
-          call write_dataset(mesh_group, "id", meshp%id)
           select case (meshp%type)
           case (MESH_REGULAR)
             call write_dataset(mesh_group, "type", "regular")