diff --git a/bin/git-delete-gone-branches b/bin/git-delete-gone-branches
index d3dafd2..beb2a54 100755
--- a/bin/git-delete-gone-branches
+++ b/bin/git-delete-gone-branches
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ if [ "$prune" = true ]; then
 fi
 
 gone_branches=$(git for-each-ref --format \
-  '%(if:equals=[gone])%(upstream:track,nobracket)%(then)%(refname:short)%(end)' refs/heads/ | sed '/^$/d')
+  '%(if:equals=gone)%(upstream:track,nobracket)%(then)%(refname:short)%(end)' refs/heads/ | sed '/^$/d')
 
 if [ -z "$gone_branches" ]; then
   echo "No branches with a gone remote found."