diff --git a/src/bindings/swig/ruby/kdb.rb b/src/bindings/swig/ruby/kdb.rb
index 273067e94fb..a89d66b4859 100644
--- a/src/bindings/swig/ruby/kdb.rb
+++ b/src/bindings/swig/ruby/kdb.rb
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def pretty_print
       if meta.size > 0
         puts "  meta data keys: #{meta.size}"
         meta.each do |k|
-          puts "    " + k.to_s.sub(/^meta:\//, "")
+          puts "    " + k.to_s.delete_prefix("meta:/")
         end
       else
         puts "  key has no meta data"