diff --git a/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py b/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py
index 4031b9d..c7daba6 100644
--- a/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py
+++ b/skills/last30days/scripts/last30days.py
@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ def subrun_kwargs_for(
 
     subreddits = _choose("subreddits", "subreddits")
     if isinstance(subreddits, list):
-        subreddits = [s.strip().lstrip("r/") for s in subreddits if s.strip()] or None
+        subreddits = [s.strip().removeprefix("r/") for s in subreddits if s.strip()] or None
 
     x_related = plan_entry.get("x_related")
     if isinstance(x_related, list):
@@ -625,7 +625,7 @@ def main() -> int:
     depth = "deep" if args.deep else "quick" if args.quick else "default"
     try:
         x_related = [h.strip() for h in args.x_related.split(",") if h.strip()] if args.x_related else None
-        subreddits = [s.strip().lstrip("r/") for s in args.subreddits.split(",") if s.strip()] if args.subreddits else None
+        subreddits = [s.strip().removeprefix("r/") for s in args.subreddits.split(",") if s.strip()] if args.subreddits else None
         tiktok_hashtags = [h.strip().lstrip("#") for h in args.tiktok_hashtags.split(",") if h.strip()] if args.tiktok_hashtags else None
         tiktok_creators = [c.strip().lstrip("@") for c in args.tiktok_creators.split(",") if c.strip()] if args.tiktok_creators else None
         ig_creators = [c.strip().lstrip("@") for c in args.ig_creators.split(",") if c.strip()] if args.ig_creators else None
diff --git a/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/entity_extract.py b/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/entity_extract.py
index 42e271e..43dd363 100644
--- a/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/entity_extract.py
+++ b/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/entity_extract.py
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ def _extract_subreddits(reddit_items: List[Dict[str, Any]]) -> List[str]:
 
     for item in reddit_items:
         # Primary subreddit
-        sub = item.get("subreddit", "").strip().lstrip("r/")
+        sub = item.get("subreddit", "").strip().removeprefix("r/")
         if sub:
             sub_counts[sub] += 1
 
diff --git a/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/reddit_public.py b/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/reddit_public.py
index 8e4aefe..a655a11 100644
--- a/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/reddit_public.py
+++ b/skills/last30days/scripts/lib/reddit_public.py
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ def search(
     encoded_query = _url_encode(query)
 
     if subreddit:
-        sub = subreddit.lstrip("r/").strip()
+        sub = subreddit.removeprefix("r/").strip()
         url = (
             f"https://www.reddit.com/r/{sub}/search.json"
             f"?q={encoded_query}&restrict_sr=on&sort=relevance&t=month&limit={limit}&raw_json=1"