diff --git a/git-filter-repo b/git-filter-repo
index b9ab92e..4e53632 100755
--- a/git-filter-repo
+++ b/git-filter-repo
@@ -1833,9 +1833,6 @@ class FilteringOptions(object):
       if suffix == 'rename':
         mod_type = 'rename'
         match_type = 'prefix'
-      elif suffix.startswith('rename-'):
-        mod_type = 'rename'
-        match_type = suffix[len('rename-'):]
       else:
         mod_type = 'filter'
         match_type = suffix