diff --git a/netbox/circuits/views.py b/netbox/circuits/views.py
index 3460d4626..b549b3a01 100644
--- a/netbox/circuits/views.py
+++ b/netbox/circuits/views.py
@@ -34,9 +34,7 @@ class ProviderView(generic.ObjectView):
         ).prefetch_related(
             'type', 'tenant', 'terminations__site'
         )
-
-        circuits_table = tables.CircuitTable(circuits)
-        circuits_table.columns.hide('provider')
+        circuits_table = tables.CircuitTable(circuits, exclude=('provider',))
         paginate_table(circuits_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -97,10 +95,7 @@ class ProviderNetworkView(generic.ObjectView):
         ).prefetch_related(
             'type', 'tenant', 'terminations__site'
         )
-
         circuits_table = tables.CircuitTable(circuits)
-        circuits_table.columns.hide('termination_a')
-        circuits_table.columns.hide('termination_z')
         paginate_table(circuits_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -153,12 +148,8 @@ class CircuitTypeView(generic.ObjectView):
     queryset = CircuitType.objects.all()
 
     def get_extra_context(self, request, instance):
-        circuits = Circuit.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
-            type=instance
-        )
-
-        circuits_table = tables.CircuitTable(circuits)
-        circuits_table.columns.hide('type')
+        circuits = Circuit.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(type=instance)
+        circuits_table = tables.CircuitTable(circuits, exclude=('type',))
         paginate_table(circuits_table, request)
 
         return {
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/views.py b/netbox/dcim/views.py
index fbdd30a3d..63f2be5c8 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/views.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/views.py
@@ -131,8 +131,7 @@ class RegionView(generic.ObjectView):
         sites = Site.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
             region=instance
         )
-        sites_table = tables.SiteTable(sites)
-        sites_table.columns.hide('region')
+        sites_table = tables.SiteTable(sites, exclude=('region',))
         paginate_table(sites_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -216,8 +215,7 @@ class SiteGroupView(generic.ObjectView):
         sites = Site.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
             group=instance
         )
-        sites_table = tables.SiteTable(sites)
-        sites_table.columns.hide('group')
+        sites_table = tables.SiteTable(sites, exclude=('group',))
         paginate_table(sites_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -453,10 +451,7 @@ class RackRoleView(generic.ObjectView):
             role=instance
         )
 
-        racks_table = tables.RackTable(racks)
-        racks_table.columns.hide('role')
-        racks_table.columns.hide('get_utilization')
-        racks_table.columns.hide('get_power_utilization')
+        racks_table = tables.RackTable(racks, exclude=('role', 'get_utilization', 'get_power_utilization'))
         paginate_table(racks_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -706,8 +701,7 @@ class ManufacturerView(generic.ObjectView):
             manufacturer=instance
         )
 
-        devicetypes_table = tables.DeviceTypeTable(devicetypes)
-        devicetypes_table.columns.hide('manufacturer')
+        devicetypes_table = tables.DeviceTypeTable(devicetypes, exclude=('manufacturer',))
         paginate_table(devicetypes_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -1167,9 +1161,7 @@ class DeviceRoleView(generic.ObjectView):
         devices = Device.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
             device_role=instance
         )
-
-        devices_table = tables.DeviceTable(devices)
-        devices_table.columns.hide('device_role')
+        devices_table = tables.DeviceTable(devices, exclude=('device_role',))
         paginate_table(devices_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -1233,9 +1225,7 @@ class PlatformView(generic.ObjectView):
         devices = Device.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
             platform=instance
         )
-
-        devices_table = tables.DeviceTable(devices)
-        devices_table.columns.hide('platform')
+        devices_table = tables.DeviceTable(devices, exclude=('platform',))
         paginate_table(devices_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -1880,9 +1870,9 @@ class InterfaceView(generic.ObjectView):
         child_interfaces = Interface.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(parent=instance)
         child_interfaces_tables = tables.InterfaceTable(
             child_interfaces,
+            exclude=('device', 'parent'),
             orderable=False
         )
-        child_interfaces_tables.columns.hide('device')
 
         # Get assigned VLANs and annotate whether each is tagged or untagged
         vlans = []
diff --git a/netbox/ipam/views.py b/netbox/ipam/views.py
index 6d49cd24f..015d47065 100644
--- a/netbox/ipam/views.py
+++ b/netbox/ipam/views.py
@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@ class RIRView(generic.ObjectView):
         aggregates = Aggregate.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
             rir=instance
         )
-
-        aggregates_table = tables.AggregateTable(aggregates)
-        aggregates_table.columns.hide('rir')
-        aggregates_table.columns.hide('utilization')
+        aggregates_table = tables.AggregateTable(aggregates, exclude=('rir', 'utilization'))
         paginate_table(aggregates_table, request)
 
         return {
diff --git a/netbox/tenancy/views.py b/netbox/tenancy/views.py
index 22d669a0d..0b28a62d2 100644
--- a/netbox/tenancy/views.py
+++ b/netbox/tenancy/views.py
@@ -32,9 +32,7 @@ class TenantGroupView(generic.ObjectView):
         tenants = Tenant.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(
             group=instance
         )
-
-        tenants_table = tables.TenantTable(tenants)
-        tenants_table.columns.hide('group')
+        tenants_table = tables.TenantTable(tenants, exclude=('group',))
         paginate_table(tenants_table, request)
 
         return {
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/views.py b/netbox/virtualization/views.py
index 8315ba0a6..a8b2b8f1f 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/views.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/views.py
@@ -39,9 +39,7 @@ class ClusterTypeView(generic.ObjectView):
             device_count=count_related(Device, 'cluster'),
             vm_count=count_related(VirtualMachine, 'cluster')
         )
-
-        clusters_table = tables.ClusterTable(clusters)
-        clusters_table.columns.hide('type')
+        clusters_table = tables.ClusterTable(clusters, exclude=('type',))
         paginate_table(clusters_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -103,9 +101,7 @@ class ClusterGroupView(generic.ObjectView):
             device_count=count_related(Device, 'cluster'),
             vm_count=count_related(VirtualMachine, 'cluster')
         )
-
-        clusters_table = tables.ClusterTable(clusters)
-        clusters_table.columns.hide('group')
+        clusters_table = tables.ClusterTable(clusters, exclude=('group',))
         paginate_table(clusters_table, request)
 
         return {
@@ -434,9 +430,9 @@ class VMInterfaceView(generic.ObjectView):
         child_interfaces = VMInterface.objects.restrict(request.user, 'view').filter(parent=instance)
         child_interfaces_tables = tables.VMInterfaceTable(
             child_interfaces,
+            exclude=('virtual_machine',),
             orderable=False
         )
-        child_interfaces_tables.columns.hide('virtual_machine')
 
         # Get assigned VLANs and annotate whether each is tagged or untagged
         vlans = []