diff --git a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
index 46a924ba..4fa1a4a2 100755
--- a/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
+++ b/scripts/fetch-develop.deps.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 # Chop 'origin' off the start as jenkins ends up using
 # branches on the origin, but this doesn't work if we
 # specify the branch when cloning.
-curbranch=`echo "$curbranch" | sed -e 's/^origin\///'`
+curbranch=${curbranch#origin/}
 
 echo "Determined branch to be $curbranch"