diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.cpp b/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.cpp
index 67ef4d7a4..58db242d3 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.cpp
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.cpp
@@ -107,3 +107,16 @@ bool endswith(const std::string &value, const std::string &ending)
 
   return (0 == value.compare(value.length() - ending.length(), ending.length(), ending));
 }
+
+std::string removeFromEnd(const std::string &value, const std::string &ending)
+{
+  string::size_type pos;
+  pos = value.rfind(ending);
+
+  // Create new string from beginning to pattern
+  if(string::npos != pos)
+    return value.substr(0, pos);
+
+  // If pattern not found, just return original string
+  return value;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.h b/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.h
index 2fa7549e5..3169c4764 100644
--- a/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.h
+++ b/renderdoc/serialise/string_utils.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ std::string strupper(const std::string &str);
 std::wstring strupper(const std::wstring &str);
 
 std::string trim(const std::string &str);
+std::string removeFromEnd(const std::string &value, const std::string &ending);
 
 uint32_t strhash(const char *str, uint32_t existingHash = 5381);