diff --git a/earth_enterprise/src/fusion/gst/gstAssetGroup.cpp b/earth_enterprise/src/fusion/gst/gstAssetGroup.cpp
index d24cef3c1..0dbb7ca79 100644
--- a/earth_enterprise/src/fusion/gst/gstAssetGroup.cpp
+++ b/earth_enterprise/src/fusion/gst/gstAssetGroup.cpp
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ const char* shortAssetName(const char* n) {
       auto pos = saname.rfind(elem);
       if (pos != std::string::npos)
       {
-          saname = saname.substr(0,pos);
+          saname.erase(saname.begin() + pos, saname.end());
           break;
       }
   }