diff --git a/scripts/emoji_codegen.py b/scripts/emoji_codegen.py
index 466246ed..b39feb34 100755
--- a/scripts/emoji_codegen.py
+++ b/scripts/emoji_codegen.py
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@ class Emoji(object):
         self.code = repr(code.encode('utf-8'))[1:].strip("'")
         self.shortname = shortname
 
-def to_shortcode(shortname):
-    return shortname.replace(" ", "-").replace(":", "-")
-
 def generate_code(emojis, category):
     tmpl = Template('''
 const std::vector<Emoji> emoji::Provider::{{ category }} = {
     // {{ category.capitalize() }}
     {%- for e in emoji %}
-        Emoji{QString::fromUtf8("{{ e.code }}"), "{{ e.shortname }}", "{{ to_shortcode(e.shortname) }}", emoji::EmojiCategory::{{ category.capitalize() }}},
+        Emoji{QString::fromUtf8("{{ e.code }}"), "{{ e.shortname }}", emoji::EmojiCategory::{{ category.capitalize() }}},
     {%- endfor %}
 };
     ''')
@@ -33,7 +30,7 @@ const QVector<Emoji> emoji::Provider::emoji = {
     {%- for c in kwargs.items() %}
     // {{ c[0].capitalize() }}
     {%- for e in c[1] %}
-    Emoji{QString::fromUtf8("{{ e.code }}"), "{{ e.shortname }}", "{{ to_shortcode(e.shortname) }}", emoji::EmojiCategory::{{ c[0].capitalize() }}},
+    Emoji{QString::fromUtf8("{{ e.code }}"), "{{ e.shortname }}", emoji::EmojiCategory::{{ c[0].capitalize() }}},
     {%- endfor %}
     {%- endfor %}
 };
@@ -104,4 +101,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
     generate_code(objects, 'objects')
     generate_code(symbols, 'symbols')
     generate_code(flags, 'flags')
-    generate_qml_list(people=people, nature=nature, food=food, activity=activity, travel=travel, objects=objects, symbols=symbols, flags=flags)
+    generate_qml_list(people=people, nature=nature, food=food, activity=activity, travel=travel, objects=objects, symbols=symbols, flags=flags)
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