diff --git a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.js b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.js
index 3efaea019a..b524bd197f 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.js
@@ -1,13 +1,12 @@
 // @ts-check
-import { useQuery, useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { camelCaseObject, getConfig } from '@edx/frontend-platform';
 import { getAuthenticatedHttpClient } from '@edx/frontend-platform/auth';
-import { downloadDataAsFile } from '../../../utils';
 
 const getApiBaseUrl = () => getConfig().STUDIO_BASE_URL;
 const getTaxonomyListApiUrl = () => new URL('api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/?enabled=true', getApiBaseUrl()).href;
-const getExportTaxonomyApiUrl = (pk, format) => new URL(
-  `api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/${pk}/export/?output_format=${format}`,
+export const getExportTaxonomyApiUrl = (pk, format) => new URL(
+  `api/content_tagging/v1/taxonomies/${pk}/export/?output_format=${format}&download=1`,
   getApiBaseUrl(),
 ).href;
 
@@ -22,32 +21,6 @@ export const useTaxonomyListData = () => (
   })
 );
 
-export const useExportTaxonomy = () => {
-  /**
-   * Calls the export request and downloads the file.
-   *
-   * Extra logic is needed to download the exported file,
-   * because it is not possible to download the file using the Content-Disposition header
-   * Ref: https://medium.com/@drevets/you-cant-prompt-a-file-download-with-the-content-disposition-header-using-axios-xhr-sorry-56577aa706d6
-   *
-   * @param {import("../types.mjs").ExportRequestParams} params
-   * @returns {Promise<void>}
-   */
-  const exportTaxonomy = async (params) => {
-    const { pk, format, name } = params;
-    const response = await getAuthenticatedHttpClient().get(getExportTaxonomyApiUrl(pk, format));
-    const contentType = response.headers['content-type'];
-    let fileExtension = '';
-    let data;
-    if (contentType === 'application/json') {
-      fileExtension = 'json';
-      data = JSON.stringify(response.data, null, 2);
-    } else {
-      fileExtension = 'csv';
-      data = response.data;
-    }
-    downloadDataAsFile(data, contentType, `${name}.${fileExtension}`);
-  };
-
-  return useMutation(exportTaxonomy);
+export const exportTaxonomy = (pk, format) => {
+  window.location.href = getExportTaxonomyApiUrl(pk, format);
 };
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.test.js b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.test.js
index a34ede3da6..b712f05869 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.test.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/api.test.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-import { useQuery, useMutation } from '@tanstack/react-query';
-import { useTaxonomyListData, useExportTaxonomy } from './api';
-import { downloadDataAsFile } from '../../../utils';
+import { useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query';
+import { useTaxonomyListData, exportTaxonomy } from './api';
 
 const mockHttpClient = {
   get: jest.fn(),
@@ -19,12 +18,12 @@ jest.mock('../../../utils', () => ({
   downloadDataAsFile: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
-describe('taxonomy API', () => {
+describe('useTaxonomyListData', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     jest.clearAllMocks();
   });
 
-  it('useTaxonomyListData should call useQuery with the correct parameters', () => {
+  it('should call useQuery with the correct parameters', () => {
     useTaxonomyListData();
 
     expect(useQuery).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
@@ -32,40 +31,31 @@ describe('taxonomy API', () => {
       queryFn: expect.any(Function),
     });
   });
+});
 
-  it('useExportTaxonomy should export data correctly', async () => {
-    useMutation.mockImplementation((exportFunc) => exportFunc);
+describe('exportTaxonomy', () => {
+  const { location } = window;
 
-    const mockResponseJson = {
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'application/json',
-      },
-      data: { tags: 'tags' },
-    };
-    const mockResponseCsv = {
-      headers: {
-        'content-type': 'text',
-      },
-      data: 'This is a CSV',
+  beforeAll(() => {
+    delete window.location;
+    window.location = {
+      href: '',
     };
+  });
 
-    const exportTaxonomy = useExportTaxonomy();
+  afterAll(() => {
+    window.location = location;
+  });
 
-    mockHttpClient.get.mockResolvedValue(mockResponseJson);
-    await exportTaxonomy({ pk: 1, format: 'json', name: 'testFile' });
+  it('should set window.location.href correctly', () => {
+    const pk = 1;
+    const format = 'json';
 
-    expect(downloadDataAsFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      JSON.stringify(mockResponseJson.data, null, 2),
-      'application/json',
-      'testFile.json',
-    );
+    exportTaxonomy(pk, format);
 
-    mockHttpClient.get.mockResolvedValue(mockResponseCsv);
-    await exportTaxonomy({ pk: 1, format: 'csv', name: 'testFile' });
-    expect(downloadDataAsFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      mockResponseCsv.data,
-      'text',
-      'testFile.csv',
+    expect(window.location.href).toEqual(
+      'http://localhost:18010/api/content_tagging/'
+      + 'v1/taxonomies/1/export/?output_format=json&download=1',
     );
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.js b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.js
index 970ae49392..b2c678be78 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // @ts-check
 import {
   useTaxonomyListData,
-  useExportTaxonomy,
+  exportTaxonomy,
 } from './api';
 
 /**
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@ export const useIsTaxonomyListDataLoaded = () => (
   useTaxonomyListData().status === 'success'
 );
 
-export const useExportTaxonomyMutation = () => (
-  useExportTaxonomy()
+export const callExportTaxonomy = (pk, format) => (
+  exportTaxonomy(pk, format)
 );
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.test.js b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.test.js
index 7654006922..772b39c4d8 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.test.js
+++ b/src/taxonomy/api/hooks/selectors.test.js
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 import {
   useTaxonomyListDataResponse,
   useIsTaxonomyListDataLoaded,
-  useExportTaxonomyMutation,
+  callExportTaxonomy,
 } from './selectors';
-import { useTaxonomyListData, useExportTaxonomy } from './api';
+import { useTaxonomyListData, exportTaxonomy } from './api';
 
 jest.mock('./api', () => ({
   __esModule: true,
   useTaxonomyListData: jest.fn(),
-  useExportTaxonomy: jest.fn(),
+  exportTaxonomy: jest.fn(),
 }));
 
 describe('useTaxonomyListDataResponse', () => {
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ describe('useIsTaxonomyListDataLoaded', () => {
   });
 });
 
-describe('useExportTaxonomyMutation', () => {
-  it('should trigger useExportTaxonomy', () => {
-    useExportTaxonomyMutation();
+describe('callExportTaxonomy', () => {
+  it('should trigger exportTaxonomy', () => {
+    callExportTaxonomy(1, 'csv');
 
-    expect(useExportTaxonomy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(exportTaxonomy).toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/modals/ExportModal.jsx b/src/taxonomy/modals/ExportModal.jsx
index 3627648c9b..31dfd16449 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/modals/ExportModal.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/modals/ExportModal.jsx
@@ -8,25 +8,19 @@ import {
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import { injectIntl, intlShape } from '@edx/frontend-platform/i18n';
 import messages from '../messages';
-import { useExportTaxonomyMutation } from '../api/hooks/selectors';
+import { callExportTaxonomy } from '../api/hooks/selectors';
 
 const ExportModal = ({
   taxonomyId,
-  taxonomyName,
   isOpen,
   onClose,
   intl,
 }) => {
   const [outputFormat, setOutputFormat] = useState('csv');
-  const exportMutation = useExportTaxonomyMutation();
 
   const onClickExport = () => {
     onClose();
-    exportMutation.mutate({
-      pk: taxonomyId,
-      format: outputFormat,
-      name: taxonomyName,
-    });
+    callExportTaxonomy(taxonomyId, outputFormat);
   };
 
   return (
@@ -84,7 +78,6 @@ const ExportModal = ({
 
 ExportModal.propTypes = {
   taxonomyId: PropTypes.number.isRequired,
-  taxonomyName: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
   isOpen: PropTypes.bool.isRequired,
   onClose: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
   intl: intlShape.isRequired,
diff --git a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.jsx b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.jsx
index 48e6688d91..73a6145c7e 100644
--- a/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.jsx
+++ b/src/taxonomy/taxonomy-card/TaxonomyCard.jsx
@@ -93,7 +93,6 @@ const TaxonomyCard = ({ className, original, intl }) => {
           isOpen={isExportModalOpen}
           onClose={() => setIsExportModalOpen(false)}
           taxonomyId={id}
-          taxonomyName={name}
         />
       )}
     </>
diff --git a/src/utils.js b/src/utils.js
index d1dc1bfc5f..67a37e6db7 100644
--- a/src/utils.js
+++ b/src/utils.js
@@ -256,12 +256,3 @@ export const isValidDate = (date) => {
 
   return Boolean(formattedValue.length <= 10);
 };
-
-export const downloadDataAsFile = (data, contentType, fileName) => {
-  const url = window.URL.createObjectURL(new Blob([data], { type: contentType }));
-  const link = document.createElement('a');
-  link.href = url;
-  link.setAttribute('download', fileName);
-  document.body.appendChild(link);
-  link.click();
-};