diff --git a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs
index cd958a9503..e3c23f7e22 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Screens/Select/FilterControl.cs
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ private void applyQueries(FilterCriteria criteria, ref string query)
                         break;
                 }
 
-                query = query.Remove(match.Index, match.Length);
+                query = query.Replace(match.ToString(), "");
             }
         }