diff --git a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
index 18c88f82..dda6aaf9 100644
--- a/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
+++ b/bigchaindb/backend/rethinkdb/query.py
@@ -120,14 +120,16 @@ def get_owned_ids(connection, owner):
 def get_votes_by_block_id(connection, block_id):
     return connection.run(
             r.table('votes', read_mode=READ_MODE)
-            .between([block_id, r.minval], [block_id, r.maxval], index='block_and_voter'))
+            .between([block_id, r.minval], [block_id, r.maxval], index='block_and_voter')
+            .without('id'))
 
 
 @register_query(RethinkDBConnection)
 def get_votes_by_block_id_and_voter(connection, block_id, node_pubkey):
     return connection.run(
             r.table('votes')
-            .get_all([block_id, node_pubkey], index='block_and_voter'))
+            .get_all([block_id, node_pubkey], index='block_and_voter')
+            .without('id'))
 
 
 @register_query(RethinkDBConnection)
diff --git a/tests/backend/test_schema.py b/tests/backend/test_generics.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/backend/test_schema.py
rename to tests/backend/test_generics.py