diff --git a/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-failed-build.sh b/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-failed-build.sh
index 5d5121e3..95f174f4 100755
--- a/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-failed-build.sh
+++ b/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-failed-build.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ git checkout fail-mbs-test
 git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty test commit, for MBS in staging."
 git push origin fail-mbs-test
 
-build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' | cut -c 2-)
+build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }')
 echo "Working with module build $build_id"
 fedpkg-stage module-build-watch $build_id
 
diff --git a/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-rebuild.sh b/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-rebuild.sh
index 53720d54..7880cbbd 100755
--- a/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-rebuild.sh
+++ b/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-rebuild.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ git clone ssh://$FAS@pkgs.stg.fedoraproject.org/modules/testmodule
 cd testmodule
 git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty test commit, for MBS in staging."
 git push origin master
-build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' | cut -c 2-)
+build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }')
 echo "Working with module build $build_id"
 fedpkg-stage module-build-watch $build_id
 url=https://mbs.stg.fedoraproject.org/module-build-service/1/module-builds/$build_id
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ git push origin master
 cd ../testmodule
 git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty test commit, for MBS in staging."
 git push origin master
-build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' | cut -c 2-)
+build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }')
 echo "Working with module build $build_id"
 fedpkg-stage module-build-watch $build_id
 
diff --git a/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-resume.sh b/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-resume.sh
index 523ea080..7878b08c 100755
--- a/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-resume.sh
+++ b/contrib/test-mbs-fedora-staging-resume.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ git push origin master
 cd ../testmodule
 git commit --allow-empty -m "Empty test commit, for MBS in staging."
 git push origin master
-build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' | cut -c 2-)
+build_id=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }')
 echo "Working with module build $build_id"
 
 echo "Sleeping for 10 seconds before cancelling the build."
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ echo "Build cancellation submitted."
 
 sleep 10
 echo "Submitting build again.  Should resume."
-build_id_two=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }' | cut -c 2-)
+build_id_two=$(fedpkg-stage module-build --optional rebuild_strategy=only-changed | tail -1 | awk '{ print $3 }')
 if [ "$build_id_two" -ne "$build_id" ]; then
     echo "The module build didn't resume."; exit 1;
 fi