diff --git a/frappe/database/utils.py b/frappe/database/utils.py
index f89ba3c737..304fd72be6 100644
--- a/frappe/database/utils.py
+++ b/frappe/database/utils.py
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ def is_pypika_function_object(field: str) -> bool:
 
 
 def get_doctype_name(table_name: str) -> str:
-	if "tab" in table_name:
-		table_name = table_name.replace("tab", "")
+	if table_name.startswith(("tab", "`tab", '"tab')):
+		table_name = table_name.replace("tab", "", 1)
 	table_name = table_name.replace("`", "")
 	table_name = table_name.replace('"', "")
 	return table_name