diff --git a/plugins/git/README.md b/plugins/git/README.md
index 4c005ad2f..4022f8c62 100644
--- a/plugins/git/README.md
+++ b/plugins/git/README.md
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ plugins=(... git)
 | `gba`                  | `git branch --all`                                                                                                              |
 | `gbd`                  | `git branch --delete`                                                                                                           |
 | `gbD`                  | `git branch --delete --force`                                                                                                   |
-| `gbgd`                 | `LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv \| grep ": gone\]" \| awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' \| xargs git branch -d`                        |
-| `gbgD`                 | `LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv \| grep ": gone\]" \| awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' \| xargs git branch -D`                        |
+| `gbgd`                 | `LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv \| grep ": gone\]" \| cut -c 3- \| awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' \| xargs git branch -d`           |
+| `gbgD`                 | `LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv \| grep ": gone\]" \| cut -c 3- \| awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' \| xargs git branch -D`           |
 | `gbm`                  | `git branch --move`                                                                                                             |
 | `gbnm`                 | `git branch --no-merged`                                                                                                        |
 | `gbr`                  | `git branch --remote`                                                                                                           |
diff --git a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
index 146f4a512..c48e365b5 100644
--- a/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
+++ b/plugins/git/git.plugin.zsh
@@ -147,8 +147,8 @@ function gbds() {
     done
 }
 
-alias gbgd='LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv | grep ": gone\]" | awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' | xargs git branch -d'
-alias gbgD='LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv | grep ": gone\]" | awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' | xargs git branch -D'
+alias gbgd='LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv | grep ": gone\]" | cut -c 3- | awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' | xargs git branch -d'
+alias gbgD='LANG=C git branch --no-color -vv | grep ": gone\]" | cut -c 3- | awk '"'"'{print $1}'"'"' | xargs git branch -D'
 alias gbm='git branch --move'
 alias gbnm='git branch --no-merged'
 alias gbr='git branch --remote'