diff --git a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-tests-as-filters.py b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-tests-as-filters.py
index 792dc988341..04f50fb88ce 100755
--- a/test/sanity/code-smell/no-tests-as-filters.py
+++ b/test/sanity/code-smell/no-tests-as-filters.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ TEST_MAP = {
 }
 
 
-FILTER_RE = re.compile(r'((.+?)\s*(?P<left>[\w .\'"]+)(\s*)\|(\s*)(?P<filter>\w+))')
+FILTER_RE = re.compile(r'(?P<left>[\w .\'"]+)(\s*)\|(\s*)(?P<filter>\w+)')
 
 
 def main():