diff --git a/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/utils.js b/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/utils.js
index f7175a6376..1a1f5dfe58 100644
--- a/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/utils.js
+++ b/frappe/public/js/frappe/utils/utils.js
@@ -1839,9 +1839,15 @@ Object.assign(frappe.utils, {
 	},
 
 	process_filter_expression(filter) {
-		return new Function(`return ${filter}`)();
+		return this.cleanup_filters(new Function(`return ${filter}`)());
+	},
+	cleanup_filters(filters) {
+		if (filters.length && filters[0].length == 5) {
+			filters.pop();
+			return filters;
+		}
+		return filters;
 	},
-
 	get_filter_from_json(filter_json, doctype) {
 		// convert json to filter array
 		if (filter_json) {