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'