diff --git a/src/modules/bootloader/main.py b/src/modules/bootloader/main.py
index 4d3d51f46..1d6dfa824 100644
--- a/src/modules/bootloader/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/bootloader/main.py
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ def create_systemd_boot_conf(uuid, conf_path, kernel_line):
     #  - encrypted root sets cryptdevice_params
     for partition in partitions:
         has_luks = "luksMapperName" in partition
-        if partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap" and not has_luks:
+        if partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap" and not has_luks:
             swap_uuid = partition["uuid"]
 
         if partition["mountPoint"] == "/" and has_luks:
diff --git a/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py b/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py
index 0a82c4313..08b435cb0 100644
--- a/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/grubcfg/main.py
@@ -60,10 +60,10 @@ def modify_grub_default(partitions, root_mount_point, distributor):
     if have_dracut:
         for partition in partitions:
             has_luks = "luksMapperName" in partition
-            if partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap" and not has_luks:
+            if partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap" and not has_luks:
                 swap_uuid = partition["uuid"]
 
-            if (partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap" and has_luks):
+            if (partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap" and has_luks):
                 swap_outer_uuid = partition["luksUuid"]
                 swap_outer_mappername = partition["luksMapperName"]
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def modify_grub_default(partitions, root_mount_point, distributor):
     else:
         for partition in partitions:
             has_luks = "luksMapperName" in partition
-            if partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap" and not has_luks:
+            if partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap" and not has_luks:
                 swap_uuid = partition["uuid"]
 
             if (partition["mountPoint"] == "/" and has_luks):
diff --git a/src/modules/initcpiocfg/main.py b/src/modules/initcpiocfg/main.py
index 1e9b9604a..051167d22 100644
--- a/src/modules/initcpiocfg/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/initcpiocfg/main.py
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ def modify_mkinitcpio_conf(partitions, root_mount_point):
         hooks.append("plymouth")
 
     for partition in partitions:
-        if partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap":
+        if partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap":
             swap_uuid = partition["uuid"]
             if "luksMapperName" in partition:
                 openswap_hook = True
diff --git a/src/modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py b/src/modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py
index 037890da3..17a7fd377 100644
--- a/src/modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/luksbootkeyfile/main.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def run():
             luks_root_device = partition["device"]
             luks_root_passphrase = partition["luksPassphrase"]
         elif "luksMapperName" in partition and\
-             (partition["mountPoint"] or partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap"):
+             (partition["mountPoint"] or partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap"):
             additional_luks_devices.append((partition["device"],
                                             partition["luksPassphrase"]))
 
diff --git a/src/modules/luksopenswaphookcfg/main.py b/src/modules/luksopenswaphookcfg/main.py
index 0721e5504..d448c726f 100644
--- a/src/modules/luksopenswaphookcfg/main.py
+++ b/src/modules/luksopenswaphookcfg/main.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ def write_openswap_conf(partitions, root_mount_point, openswap_conf_path):
     mountable_keyfile_device = ""
 
     for partition in partitions:
-        if partition["fs"].lower().lstrip("-") == "linuxswap" and "luksMapperName" in partition:
+        if partition["fs"].lower() == "linuxswap" and "luksMapperName" in partition:
             swap_outer_uuid = partition["luksUuid"]
             swap_mapper_name = partition["luksMapperName"]