diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
index 61b0558b6..7873c6d12 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtils.java
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort;
 import org.springframework.data.domain.Sort.Order;
 import org.springframework.data.jpa.domain.JpaSort.JpaOrder;
 import org.springframework.data.mapping.PropertyPath;
-import org.springframework.data.util.StreamUtils;
+import org.springframework.data.util.Streamable;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -185,13 +185,11 @@ public abstract class QueryUtils {
 	public static String getExistsQueryString(String entityName, String countQueryPlaceHolder,
 			Iterable<String> idAttributes) {
 
-		String baseQuery = String.format(COUNT_QUERY_STRING, countQueryPlaceHolder, entityName);
-
-		String whereClause = StreamUtils.createStreamFromIterator(idAttributes.iterator())
-				.map(idAttribute -> String.format(EQUALS_CONDITION_STRING, "x", idAttribute, idAttribute))
+		String whereClause = Streamable.of(idAttributes).stream() //
+				.map(idAttribute -> String.format(EQUALS_CONDITION_STRING, "x", idAttribute, idAttribute)) //
 				.collect(Collectors.joining(" AND ", " WHERE ", ""));
 
-		return baseQuery + whereClause;
+		return String.format(COUNT_QUERY_STRING, countQueryPlaceHolder, entityName) + whereClause;
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsUnitTests.java b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsUnitTests.java
index 1e65fe621..3a479882b 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsUnitTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/jpa/repository/query/QueryUtilsUnitTests.java
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@
  */
 package org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query;
 
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 import static org.hamcrest.Matchers.*;
-import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertThat;
 import static org.springframework.data.jpa.repository.query.QueryUtils.*;
 
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Set;
 
 import org.hamcrest.Matcher;
@@ -385,6 +387,13 @@ public class QueryUtilsUnitTests {
 		assertThat(aliases, contains("authority"));
 	}
 
+	@Test // DATAJPA-1171
+	public void doesNotContainStaticClauseInExistsQuery() {
+
+		assertThat(QueryUtils.getExistsQueryString("entity", "x", Collections.singleton("id"))) //
+				.endsWith("WHERE x.id = :id");
+	}
+
 	private static void assertCountQuery(String originalQuery, String countQuery) {
 		assertThat(createCountQueryFor(originalQuery), is(countQuery));
 	}