diff --git a/src/frontend/subckt.c b/src/frontend/subckt.c
index 1cd30e1e8..2c85f6fa4 100644
--- a/src/frontend/subckt.c
+++ b/src/frontend/subckt.c
@@ -1397,16 +1397,10 @@ finishLine(struct bxx_buffer *t, char *src, char *scname)
             }
         } else {
             /*
-              i(vname) -> i(v.subckt.vname)
-              i(ename) -> i(e.subckt.ename)
-              i(hname) -> i(h.subckt.hname)
-              i(bname) -> i(b.subckt.hname)
-            */
-            if (buf[0] == 'v' || buf[0] == 'V' || buf[0] == 'e' || buf[0] == 'h'
-                || buf[0] == 'b' || buf[0] == 'B') {
-                bxx_putc(t, buf[0]);
-                bxx_putc(t, '.');
-            }
+             * i(instance_name)
+             */
+            bxx_putc(t, buf[0]);
+            bxx_putc(t, '.');
             bxx_put_cstring(t, scname);
             bxx_putc(t, '.');
             bxx_put_substring(t, buf, buf_end);