diff --git a/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js b/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
index ad9f79d7..06dcf33a 100644
--- a/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
+++ b/addons/pager/jquery.tablesorter.pager.js
@@ -328,7 +328,7 @@
 						} else {
 							rows[i].style.display = ( j >= s && j < e ) ? '' : 'none';
 							// don't count child rows
-							j += rows[i].className.match(c.cssChildRow + '|' + c.selectorRemove.replace(/^(\w+\.)/g,'')) && !p.countChildRows ? 0 : 1;
+							j += rows[i].className.match(c.cssChildRow + '|' + c.selectorRemove.slice(1)) && !p.countChildRows ? 0 : 1;
 							if ( j === e && rows[i].style.display !== 'none' && rows[i].className.match(ts.css.cssHasChild) ) {
 								lastIndex = i;
 							}
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@
 				}
 
 				// skipped rows
-				p.regexRows = new RegExp('(' + (wo.filter_filteredRow || 'filtered') + '|' + c.selectorRemove.replace(/^(\w+\.)/g,'') + '|' + c.cssChildRow + ')');
+				p.regexRows = new RegExp('(' + (wo.filter_filteredRow || 'filtered') + '|' + c.selectorRemove.slice(1) + '|' + c.cssChildRow + ')');
 
 				$t
 					.unbind('filterStart filterEnd sortEnd disable enable destroy updateComplete pageSize pageSet '.split(' ').join('.pager '))
@@ -988,7 +988,7 @@
 						})
 						// add error row to thead instead of tbody, or clicking on the header will result in a parser error
 						.appendTo( c.$table.find('thead:first') )
-						.addClass( errorRow + ' ' + c.selectorRemove.replace(/^(\w+\.)/g,'') )
+						.addClass( errorRow + ' ' + c.selectorRemove.slice(1) )
 						.attr({
 							role : 'alert',
 							'aria-live' : 'assertive'
diff --git a/js/widgets/widget-pager.js b/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
index 3e9c739d..152de8d7 100644
--- a/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
+++ b/js/widgets/widget-pager.js
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ tsp = ts.pager = {
 		}
 
 		// skipped rows
-		p.regexRows = new RegExp('(' + (wo.filter_filteredRow || 'filtered') + '|' + c.selectorRemove.replace(/^(\w+\.)/g,'') + '|' + c.cssChildRow + ')');
+		p.regexRows = new RegExp('(' + (wo.filter_filteredRow || 'filtered') + '|' + c.selectorRemove.slice(1) + '|' + c.cssChildRow + ')');
 
 		// clear initialized flag
 		p.initialized = false;
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ tsp = ts.pager = {
 					} else {
 						rows[i].style.display = ( j >= s && j < e ) ? '' : 'none';
 						// don't count child rows
-						j += rows[i].className.match(c.cssChildRow + '|' + c.selectorRemove.replace(/^(\w+\.)/g,'')) && !wo.pager_countChildRows ? 0 : 1;
+						j += rows[i].className.match(c.cssChildRow + '|' + c.selectorRemove.slice(1)) && !wo.pager_countChildRows ? 0 : 1;
 						if ( j === e && rows[i].style.display !== 'none' && rows[i].className.match(ts.css.cssHasChild) ) {
 							lastIndex = i;
 						}
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ ts.showError = function(table, message){
 					})
 					// add error row to thead instead of tbody, or clicking on the header will result in a parser error
 					.appendTo( c.$table.find('thead:first') )
-					.addClass( errorRow + ' ' + c.selectorRemove.replace(/^(\w+\.)/g,'') )
+					.addClass( errorRow + ' ' + c.selectorRemove.slice(1) )
 					.attr({
 						role : 'alert',
 						'aria-live' : 'assertive'