diff --git a/lib/Utils.js b/lib/Utils.js
index 93e32c1..5eff1eb 100644
--- a/lib/Utils.js
+++ b/lib/Utils.js
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ var QNAME_REGEX = /^([a-z][\w-.]*:)?[a-z_][\w-.]*$/i;
 // for ID validation as per BPMN Schema (QName - Namespace)
 var ID_REGEX = /^[a-z_][\w-.]*$/i;
 
-var PLACEHOLDER_REGEX = /\$\{([^}]*)\}/g;
-
 var HTML_ESCAPE_MAP = {
   '&': '&',
   '<': '&lt;',
@@ -152,8 +150,6 @@ export function isIdValid(bo, idValue, translate) {
 
 export function validateId(idValue, translate) {
 
-  idValue = stripPlaceholders(idValue);
-
   if (containsSpace(idValue)) {
     return translate('Id must not contain spaces.');
   }
@@ -173,15 +169,6 @@ export function containsSpace(value) {
   return SPACE_REGEX.test(value);
 }
 
-
-function stripPlaceholders(idValue) {
-
-  // replace expression e.g. ${VERSION_TAG}
-  // use only the content between ${}
-  // for the REGEX check
-  return idValue.replace(PLACEHOLDER_REGEX, '$1');
-}
-
 /**
  * generate a semantic id with given prefix
  */
diff --git a/test/spec/UtilsSpec.js b/test/spec/UtilsSpec.js
index 082bf1b..f59dde7 100644
--- a/test/spec/UtilsSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/UtilsSpec.js
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ describe('Utils', function() {
     it('may NOT start with numbers', validate('9ba', 'Id must be a valid QName.'));
     it('may NOT start prefix with numbers', validate('9ba:foo', 'Id must be a valid QName.'));
 
-    it('may contain ${} placeholders', validate('${foo}ba99'));
+    it('may NOT contain ${} placeholders', validate('${foo}ba99', 'Id must be a valid QName.'));
     it('may NOT contain empty placeholders', validate('${}', 'Id must be a valid QName.'));
   });
 
diff --git a/test/spec/provider/dmn/IdSpec.js b/test/spec/provider/dmn/IdSpec.js
index 08f825a..b649a55 100644
--- a/test/spec/provider/dmn/IdSpec.js
+++ b/test/spec/provider/dmn/IdSpec.js
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ describe('id-properties', function() {
     }));
 
 
-    it('should set the id with the expression at the beginning', function() {
+    it('should not set the id with the expression at the beginning', function() {
 
       // assume
       expect(textField.value).to.equal('dish-decision');
@@ -146,12 +146,11 @@ describe('id-properties', function() {
       triggerValue(textField, '${VERSION_TAG}_foo', 'change');
 
       // then
-      expect(getTextField().value).to.equal('${VERSION_TAG}_foo');
-      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('${VERSION_TAG}_foo');
+      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('dish-decision');
     });
 
 
-    it('should set the id with the expression at the end', function() {
+    it('should not set the id with the expression at the end', function() {
 
       // assume
       expect(textField.value).to.equal('dish-decision');
@@ -160,12 +159,11 @@ describe('id-properties', function() {
       triggerValue(textField, 'foo_${VERSION_TAG}', 'change');
 
       // then
-      expect(getTextField().value).to.equal('foo_${VERSION_TAG}');
-      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('foo_${VERSION_TAG}');
+      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('dish-decision');
     });
 
 
-    it('should set the id with the expression in the middle', function() {
+    it('should not set the id with the expression in the middle', function() {
 
       // assume
       expect(textField.value).to.equal('dish-decision');
@@ -174,12 +172,11 @@ describe('id-properties', function() {
       triggerValue(textField, 'foo_${VERSION_TAG}_bar', 'change');
 
       // then
-      expect(getTextField().value).to.equal('foo_${VERSION_TAG}_bar');
-      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('foo_${VERSION_TAG}_bar');
+      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('dish-decision');
     });
 
 
-    it('should set the id which is only an expression', function() {
+    it('should not set the id which is only an expression', function() {
 
       // assume
       expect(textField.value).to.equal('dish-decision');
@@ -188,8 +185,7 @@ describe('id-properties', function() {
       triggerValue(textField, '${VERSION_TAG}', 'change');
 
       // then
-      expect(getTextField().value).to.equal('${VERSION_TAG}');
-      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('${VERSION_TAG}');
+      expect(businessObject.get('id')).to.equal('dish-decision');
     });