diff --git a/python/understack-flavor-matcher/flavor_matcher/flavor_spec.py b/python/understack-flavor-matcher/flavor_matcher/flavor_spec.py
index 5ae585a40..04c5e79d4 100644
--- a/python/understack-flavor-matcher/flavor_matcher/flavor_spec.py
+++ b/python/understack-flavor-matcher/flavor_matcher/flavor_spec.py
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ def stripped_name(self):
         _, name = self.name.split(".", 1)
         if not name:
             raise Exception(f"Unable to strip envtype from flavor: {self.name}")
-        # need to strip '.' from the ironic flavor name
-        name = name.replace(".", "")
         return name
 
     @property