diff --git a/Libraries/LibRegex/RegexParser.cpp b/Libraries/LibRegex/RegexParser.cpp
index 5a0fc608646..16cc9ed8e10 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibRegex/RegexParser.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibRegex/RegexParser.cpp
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ ALWAYS_INLINE bool PosixExtendedParser::parse_sub_expression(ByteCode& stack, si
 
             if (length > 1) {
                 // last character is inserted into 'bytecode' for duplication symbol handling
-                auto new_length = length - ((match_repetition_symbol() && length > 1) ? 1 : 0);
+                auto new_length = length - (match_repetition_symbol() ? 1 : 0);
                 stack.insert_bytecode_compare_string({ start_token.value().characters_without_null_termination(), new_length });
             }