diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
index 9b0080a70..3e14b677c 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ _hledger_completion_function() {
         # $subcommand == reg --> register, register-match,
         # $subcommand == bal --> balance, balancesheet, balancesheetequity, etc.
         # Do not ignore them!
-        if [[ $subcommand == "$cur" ]] && ((i == cword)); then
+        if ((i == cword)); then
             local subcommandMatches
             subcommandMatches=$(grep -c "^$subcommand" <<< "$_hledger_complist_commands")
             if ((subcommandMatches > 1)); then
diff --git a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4 b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
index 8b7ae9e43..d9bfe960d 100644
--- a/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
+++ b/shell-completion/hledger-completion.bash.m4
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ _hledger_completion_function() {
         # $subcommand == reg --> register, register-match,
         # $subcommand == bal --> balance, balancesheet, balancesheetequity, etc.
         # Do not ignore them!
-        if [[ $subcommand == "$cur" ]] && ((i == cword)); then
+        if ((i == cword)); then
             local subcommandMatches
             subcommandMatches=$(grep -c "^$subcommand" <<< "$_hledger_complist_commands")
             if ((subcommandMatches > 1)); then