diff --git a/api/src/org/labkey/api/audit/AuditHandler.java b/api/src/org/labkey/api/audit/AuditHandler.java
index 9c0f1f8f973..8ca20bf30c1 100644
--- a/api/src/org/labkey/api/audit/AuditHandler.java
+++ b/api/src/org/labkey/api/audit/AuditHandler.java
@@ -116,8 +116,6 @@ static Pair<Map<String, Object>, Map<String, Object>> getOldAndNewRecordForMerge
                     nameFromAlias = encodedInputColumn;
                 }
             }
-            else
-                nameFromAlias = lcName;
 
             boolean isExtraAuditField = extraFieldsToInclude != null && extraFieldsToInclude.contains(nameFromAlias);
             if (!excludedFromDetailDiff.contains(nameFromAlias) && (row.containsKey(nameFromAlias) || isExpInput))
diff --git a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExpDataClassDataTestCase.jsp b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExpDataClassDataTestCase.jsp
index 42aeed754d7..26381bc8d2f 100644
--- a/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExpDataClassDataTestCase.jsp
+++ b/experiment/src/org/labkey/experiment/api/ExpDataClassDataTestCase.jsp
@@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ public void testUpdateAuditForLongField() throws Exception
         List<AuditTypeEvent> events = AuditLogService.get().getAuditEvents(c, user, "QueryUpdateAuditEvent", filter, new Sort("-RowId"));
         assertEquals("Number of audit events not as expected", 2, events.size()); // should have one for insert and one for update
         String oldRecordMap = ((DetailedAuditTypeEvent) events.get(0)).getOldRecordMap();
-        assertTrue("Old record map (" + oldRecordMap + ") does not contain expected field", oldRecordMap.contains(encodeURIComponent(fieldName.toLowerCase()) + "=Initial"));
+        assertTrue("Old record map (" + oldRecordMap + ") does not contain expected field", oldRecordMap.contains(encodeURIComponent(fieldName) + "=Initial"));
     }
 }
 %>