diff --git a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail_test.go b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail_test.go
index 88d63f723..3b12ae080 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/tail/tail_test.go
+++ b/plugins/inputs/tail/tail_test.go
@@ -211,8 +211,7 @@ cpu,42
 				"path": tmpfile.Name(),
 			},
 			map[string]interface{}{
-				"time_idle":   42,
-				"measurement": "cpu",
+				"time_idle": 42,
 			},
 			time.Unix(0, 0)),
 		testutil.MustMetric("cpu",
@@ -220,8 +219,7 @@ cpu,42
 				"path": tmpfile.Name(),
 			},
 			map[string]interface{}{
-				"time_idle":   42,
-				"measurement": "cpu",
+				"time_idle": 42,
 			},
 			time.Unix(0, 0)),
 	}
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md b/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md
index 9ca34d288..2189c8ce7 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md
+++ b/plugins/parsers/csv/README.md
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ values.
   ## will be added as fields.
   csv_tag_columns = []
 
-  ## The column to extract the name of the metric from
+  ## The column to extract the name of the metric from. Will not be
+  ## included as field in metric.
   csv_measurement_column = ""
 
   ## The column to extract time information for the metric
-  ## `csv_timestamp_format` must be specified if this is used
+  ## `csv_timestamp_format` must be specified if this is used.
+  ## Will not be included as field in metric.
   csv_timestamp_column = ""
 
   ## The format of time data extracted from `csv_timestamp_column`
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go
index 848a51699..7f8076917 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser.go
@@ -216,6 +216,10 @@ outer:
 		return nil, err
 	}
 
+	// Exclude `TimestampColumn` and `MeasurementColumn`
+	delete(recordFields, p.TimestampColumn)
+	delete(recordFields, p.MeasurementColumn)
+
 	m, err := metric.New(measurementName, tags, recordFields, metricTime)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
diff --git a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go
index e39a5df70..c0ef5f1cb 100644
--- a/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go
+++ b/plugins/parsers/csv/parser_test.go
@@ -281,10 +281,10 @@ hello,80,test_name2`
 
 	expectedFields := map[string]interface{}{
 		"line2": int64(80),
-		"line3": "test_name2",
 	}
 	metrics, err := p.Parse([]byte(testCSV))
 	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "test_name2", metrics[0].Name())
 	require.Equal(t, expectedFields, metrics[0].Fields())
 }
 
@@ -364,7 +364,64 @@ func TestTimestampUnixFloatPrecision(t *testing.T) {
 			map[string]string{},
 			map[string]interface{}{
 				"value": 42,
-				"time":  1551129661.954561233,
+			},
+			time.Unix(1551129661, 954561233),
+		),
+	}
+
+	metrics, err := p.Parse([]byte(data))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	testutil.RequireMetricsEqual(t, expected, metrics)
+}
+
+func TestSkipMeasurementColumn(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Parser{
+		MetricName:      "csv",
+		HeaderRowCount:  1,
+		TimestampColumn: "timestamp",
+		TimestampFormat: "unix",
+		TimeFunc:        DefaultTime,
+		TrimSpace:       true,
+	}
+	data := `id,value,timestamp
+		1,5,1551129661.954561233`
+
+	expected := []telegraf.Metric{
+		testutil.MustMetric(
+			"csv",
+			map[string]string{},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":    1,
+				"value": 5,
+			},
+			time.Unix(1551129661, 954561233),
+		),
+	}
+
+	metrics, err := p.Parse([]byte(data))
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	testutil.RequireMetricsEqual(t, expected, metrics)
+}
+
+func TestSkipTimestampColumn(t *testing.T) {
+	p := Parser{
+		MetricName:      "csv",
+		HeaderRowCount:  1,
+		TimestampColumn: "timestamp",
+		TimestampFormat: "unix",
+		TimeFunc:        DefaultTime,
+		TrimSpace:       true,
+	}
+	data := `id,value,timestamp
+		1,5,1551129661.954561233`
+
+	expected := []telegraf.Metric{
+		testutil.MustMetric(
+			"csv",
+			map[string]string{},
+			map[string]interface{}{
+				"id":    1,
+				"value": 5,
 			},
 			time.Unix(1551129661, 954561233),
 		),