diff --git a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js
index 149ec587cc..c97502b55e 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/pouchdb-find/src/adapters/local/utils.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function massageUseIndex(useIndex) {
   }
 
   return cleanedUseIndex.map(function (name) {
-    return name.replace('_design/', '');
+    return name.substr(8); // remove _design/ prefix
   });
 }