diff --git a/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy.go b/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy.go
index e8eeaef3..4c96f12a 100644
--- a/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy.go
+++ b/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy.go
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func NewHttpProxy(s *session.Session) *HttpProxy {
 
 	mod.AddParam(session.NewStringParameter("http.proxy.sslstrip.replacements",
 		"*.com:*.corn *.net:*.nel *.org:*.orq", "(.*:.*\\s*$)+",
-		"Space separated list of '<original_domain>:<stripped_domain>', and ordered by priority. Use '*' for any characters. Internationalized Domain Names are allowed. If the domain to strip isn't found in this parameter, the last char of the top-level domain will be duplicated."))
+		"Space separated list of '<original_domain>:<stripped_domain>', and ordered by priority. Use '*' for any characters. Internationalized Domain Names are allowed."))
 
 	mod.AddHandler(session.NewModuleHandler("http.proxy on", "",
 		"Start HTTP proxy.",
diff --git a/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go b/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go
index 148e68f7..6a42a44a 100644
--- a/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go
+++ b/modules/http_proxy/http_proxy_base_sslstriper.go
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (s *SSLStripper) processURL(url string) string {
 			iPort = iEndHost
 	}
 	// search for domain's part to replace according to the settings
-	replaceto := ""
+	replaceto := url[:iPort]
 	for _, r := range strings.Fields(s.replacements) {
 		rep := strings.Split(r, ":")
 		replacer := regexp.MustCompile("(?i)^" + strings.ReplaceAll(regexp.QuoteMeta(rep[0]), "\\*", "(.+)") + "$") //allow using * to designate any existing character + case insensitive
@@ -159,13 +159,9 @@ func (s *SSLStripper) processURL(url string) string {
 			break
 		}
 	}
-	if len(replaceto) != 0 {
-		// replace domain according to the settings & strip HTTPS port (if any)
-		url = replaceto + url[iEndHost:]
-	} else {
-		// double the last TLD's character & strip HTTPS port (if any)
-		url = url[:iPort] + string(url[iPort-1]) + url[iEndHost:]
-	}
+
+	// replace domain according to the settings & strip HTTPS port (if any)
+	url = replaceto + url[iEndHost:]
 
 	// finally we add the http schema
 	url = "http://" + url
diff --git a/modules/https_proxy/https_proxy.go b/modules/https_proxy/https_proxy.go
index 569f9f61..61c12420 100644
--- a/modules/https_proxy/https_proxy.go
+++ b/modules/https_proxy/https_proxy.go
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ func NewHttpsProxy(s *session.Session) *HttpsProxy {
 
 	mod.AddParam(session.NewStringParameter("https.proxy.sslstrip.replacements",
 		"*.com:*.corn *.net:*.nel *.org:*.orq", "(.*:.*\\s*$)+",
-		"Space separated list of '<original_domain>:<stripped_domain>', and ordered by priority. Use '*' for any characters. You can use Internationalized Domain Names. If the domain to strip isn't found in this parameter, the last char of the top-level domain will be duplicated."))
+		"Space separated list of '<original_domain>:<stripped_domain>', and ordered by priority. Use '*' for any characters. You can use Internationalized Domain Names."))
 
 	mod.AddParam(session.NewStringParameter("https.proxy.injectjs",
 		"",