diff --git a/rhodecode/lib/utils2.py b/rhodecode/lib/utils2.py
--- a/rhodecode/lib/utils2.py
+++ b/rhodecode/lib/utils2.py
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ def remove_suffix(s, suffix):
 
 def remove_prefix(s, prefix):
     if s.startswith(prefix):
-        s = s[:-1 * len(prefix)]
+        s = s[len(prefix):]
     return s