diff --git a/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp b/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp
index 5c47e0fa8a16c..4e8dcb1bc6ee0 100644
--- a/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp
+++ b/tools/aapt/pseudolocalize.cpp
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ static String16 pseudo_generate_expansion(const unsigned int length) {
             break;
           }
         }
-        result.remove(length + ext, 0);
+        // Just keep the first length + ext characters
+        result = String16(result, length + ext);
     }
     return result;
 }