diff --git a/src/plugins/core/java.rs b/src/plugins/core/java.rs
index fd9d320a4..6e45d8c51 100644
--- a/src/plugins/core/java.rs
+++ b/src/plugins/core/java.rs
@@ -415,17 +415,7 @@ fn fuzzy_match_filter(versions: Vec<String>, query: &str) -> eyre::Result<Vec<St
     if query == "latest" {
         query = "[0-9].*";
     }
-
-    // check for major versions (e.g. openjdk-17)
-    // for which we fuzzy match the exact version without minor/patch (see #1887)
-    let major_version_regex = Regex::new(r"[a-z]-\d{1,}$")?;
-    let query_regex_str = if major_version_regex.is_match(query) {
-        format!("^{}([+-].+)?$", query)
-    } else {
-        format!("^{}([+-.].+)?$", query)
-    };
-
-    let query_regex = Regex::new(&query_regex_str)?;
+    let query_regex = Regex::new(&format!("^{}([+-.].+)?$", query))?;
     let versions = versions
         .into_iter()
         .filter(|v| {