diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js b/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js
index 2a6a0f8478..8fdf7a96ef 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/integration/quickFormat.js
@@ -419,15 +419,6 @@ var Zotero_QuickFormat = new function () {
 			// necessary data
 			var items = yield Zotero.Items.getAsync(searchResultIDs);
 			yield Zotero.Items.loadDataTypes(items);
-			// Load child items of search matches
-			// TODO: exclude child items from itemToExportFormat() so this isn't necessary?
-			for (let item of items) {
-				let ids = item.getAttachments().concat(item.getNotes());
-				if (ids.length) {
-					let childItems = yield Zotero.Items.getAsync(ids);
-					yield Zotero.Items.loadDataTypes(childItems)
-				}
-			}
 			
 			searchString = searchString.toLowerCase();
 			var collation = Zotero.getLocaleCollation();
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js
index 15de41d3d4..c6c5c126ed 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities.js
@@ -1613,9 +1613,11 @@ Zotero.Utilities = {
 	 *     is passed
 	 */
 	"itemToCSLJSON":function(zoteroItem) {
+		// If a Zotero.Item was passed, convert it to the proper format (skipping child items) and
+		// call this function again with that object
 		if (zoteroItem instanceof Zotero.Item) {
 			return this.itemToCSLJSON(
-				Zotero.Utilities.Internal.itemToExportFormat(zoteroItem)
+				Zotero.Utilities.Internal.itemToExportFormat(zoteroItem, false, true)
 			);
 		}
 		
diff --git a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
index 2054fb7587..5770ff9c0f 100644
--- a/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
+++ b/chrome/content/zotero/xpcom/utilities_internal.js
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ Zotero.Utilities.Internal = {
 	 * @param {Boolean} legacy Add mappings for legacy (pre-4.0.27) translators
 	 * @return {Object}
 	 */
-	itemToExportFormat: function (zoteroItem, legacy) {
+	itemToExportFormat: function (zoteroItem, legacy, skipChildItems) {
 		function addCompatibilityMappings(item, zoteroItem) {
 			item.uniqueFields = {};
 			
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ Zotero.Utilities.Internal = {
 		item.uri = Zotero.URI.getItemURI(zoteroItem);
 		delete item.key;
 		
-		if (!zoteroItem.isAttachment() && !zoteroItem.isNote()) {
+		if (!skipChildItems && !zoteroItem.isAttachment() && !zoteroItem.isNote()) {
 			// Include attachments
 			item.attachments = [];
 			let attachments = zoteroItem.getAttachments();