diff --git a/build-data/BuildData.groovy b/build-data/BuildData.groovy
index 8a985867..f987d63a 100755
--- a/build-data/BuildData.groovy
+++ b/build-data/BuildData.groovy
@@ -88,16 +88,11 @@ def getNamePermutations(names) {
 
 	def out = names*.trim().unique().collectMany{ original ->
 		def s = original.trim()
-		s = s.replaceAll(/([,]\s(The|A)$)/, '').trim()
+		s = s.replaceAll(/([,]\s(The|A)$)/, '')
 		s = s.replaceAll(/\s&\s/, ' and ')
 		s = s.replaceAll(/\s\([^\)]*\)$/, '').trim()
-
-		// e.g. The Walking Dead => Walking Dead, The Voice => The Voice
-		def sn = s.replaceAll(/^(?i:The|A)\s/, '').trim()
-		if (sn ==~ /\w+/) {
-			return [original, s]
-		}
-		return [original, sn]
+		s = s.replaceAll(/^(?i:The|A)\s/, '').trim()
+		return [original, s]
 	}.unique{ normalize(it) }.findAll{ it.length() > 0 }
 
 	out = out.findAll{ it.length() >= 2 && !(it ==~ /[1][0-9][1-9]/) && !(it =~ /^[a-z]/) && it =~ /^[@.\p{L}\p{Digit}]/ } // MUST START WITH UNICODE LETTER