diff --git a/4chan_x.js b/4chan_x.js
index 49ffeef5c..ff5f1d32d 100644
--- a/4chan_x.js
+++ b/4chan_x.js
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@
     },
     mouseover: function(e) {
       var el, id, qp, req, threadID;
-      id = this.textContent.replace(">>", '');
+      id = this.textContent.slice(2);
       qp = $('#qp');
       if (el = d.getElementById(id)) {
         qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML;
diff --git a/script.coffee b/script.coffee
index bf083257a..2d9532872 100644
--- a/script.coffee
+++ b/script.coffee
@@ -1349,7 +1349,7 @@ quotePreview =
       $.bind quote, 'mousemove', ui.hover
       $.bind quote, 'mouseout',  ui.hoverend
   mouseover: (e) ->
-    id = @textContent.replace ">>", ''
+    id = @textContent[2..]
     qp = $ '#qp'
     if el = d.getElementById id
       qp.innerHTML = el.innerHTML