diff --git a/booking.reports.inc b/booking.reports.inc
index 1bf7975..ee22370 100644
--- a/booking.reports.inc
+++ b/booking.reports.inc
@@ -643,10 +643,11 @@ function booking_csv_report() {
 						'booking_rtrnflight_destination_ts', 'booking_timestamp', 'booking_flight_datetime_inbound', 'booking_flight_datetime_outbound');	
 	$number_only_fields = array('booking_postcode', 'booking_mobile', 'booking_phone');
 
+    //this isn't required since we already have the info directly as a field
+    //so there is no need to rewrite the ID field with a user-friendly description
 	//look up room location descriptions for presenting a friendly name rather than an ID
-	$room_query = db_query("SELECT * FROM {booking_room_locations} WHERE booking_roomlocation_active = 'Y'");
-	$room_locations = $room_query->fetchAllAssoc('lid');
-	watchdog('booking_debug', "<pre>CSV Room locations description test:\n@info</pre>", array('@info' => print_r( $room_locations[3], true)));
+	//$room_query = db_query("SELECT * FROM {booking_room_locations} WHERE booking_roomlocation_active = 'Y'");
+	//$room_locations = $room_query->fetchAllAssoc('lid');
 						
 	//look up the titles of the study groups and add to array for updating in the header
 	$studygroup_descriptions = array();
@@ -762,12 +763,14 @@ function booking_csv_report() {
 				continue;				
 			}
 
+			/*
+			//this is not required since node_load already has the room location description for each attendee
 			//room location
 			if ($key == 'booking_room_location_id') {
-				//$output[] = _booking_room_location_lookup($value);
 				$output[] = $room_locations[$value]->booking_roomlocation_descrip;
 				continue;
-			}		
+			}
+			*/
 
 			//room bed type
 			if ($key == 'booking_room_bedtype') {