diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/lua.rst b/DOCS/man/en/lua.rst
index 89f914201b..cf0b685906 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/lua.rst
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/lua.rst
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ The ``mp`` module is preloaded, although it can be loaded manually with
 
     ::
 
-        y script_message_to lua/fooscript something
+        y script_message_to fooscript something
 
 ``mp.add_forced_key_binding(...)``
     This works almost the same as ``mp.add_key_binding``, but registers the
@@ -305,13 +305,13 @@ The ``mp`` module is preloaded, although it can be loaded manually with
 
 ``mp.get_script_name()``
     Return the name of the current script. The name is usually made of the
-    filename of the script, with directory and file extension removed, and
-    prefixed with ``lua/``. If there are several script which would have the
-    same name, it's made unique by appending a number.
+    filename of the script, with directory and file extension removed. If
+    there are several script which would have the same name, it's made unique
+    by appending a number.
 
     .. admonition:: Example
 
-        The script ``/path/to/fooscript.lua`` becomes ``lua/fooscript``.
+        The script ``/path/to/fooscript.lua`` becomes ``fooscript``.
 
 ``mp.osd_message(text [,duration])``
     Show an OSD message on the screen. ``duration`` is in seconds, and is
diff --git a/player/lua.c b/player/lua.c
index 4ba4198aeb..0c8c415630 100644
--- a/player/lua.c
+++ b/player/lua.c
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ static char *script_name_from_filename(void *talloc_ctx, const char *fname)
             !(c >= '0' && c <= '9'))
             name[n] = '_';
     }
-    return talloc_asprintf(talloc_ctx, "lua/%s", name);
+    return talloc_asprintf(talloc_ctx, "%s", name);
 }
 
 static int load_file(struct script_ctx *ctx, const char *fname)