diff --git a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
index f6c26cb27..8b3e75d84 100644
--- a/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
+++ b/src/V3EmitCSyms.cpp
@@ -296,10 +296,10 @@ class EmitCSyms final : EmitCBaseVisitor {
             const string type
                 = (nodep->origModName() == "__BEGIN__") ? "SCOPE_OTHER" : "SCOPE_MODULE";
             const string name = nodep->scopep()->shortName() + "__DOT__" + nodep->name();
-            const string name_pretty = AstNode::prettyName(name);
+            const string name_dedot = AstNode::dedotName(name);
             const int timeunit = m_modp->timeunit().powerOfTen();
-            m_vpiScopeCandidates.insert(std::make_pair(
-                name, ScopeData(scopeSymString(name), name_pretty, timeunit, type)));
+            m_vpiScopeCandidates.insert(
+                std::make_pair(name, ScopeData(scopeSymString(name), name_dedot, timeunit, type)));
         }
     }
     void visit(AstScope* nodep) override {
@@ -310,10 +310,10 @@ class EmitCSyms final : EmitCBaseVisitor {
 
         if (v3Global.opt.vpi() && !nodep->isTop()) {
             const string type = VN_IS(nodep->modp(), Package) ? "SCOPE_OTHER" : "SCOPE_MODULE";
-            const string name_pretty = AstNode::prettyName(nodep->shortName());
+            const string name_dedot = AstNode::dedotName(nodep->shortName());
             const int timeunit = m_modp->timeunit().powerOfTen();
             m_vpiScopeCandidates.insert(
-                std::make_pair(nodep->name(), ScopeData(scopeSymString(nodep->name()), name_pretty,
+                std::make_pair(nodep->name(), ScopeData(scopeSymString(nodep->name()), name_dedot,
                                                         timeunit, type)));
         }
     }
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.cpp b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.cpp
index 2674af559..5d94e9567 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.cpp
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.cpp
@@ -605,12 +605,6 @@ int _mon_check_putget_str(p_cb_data cb_data) {
                             = vpi_handle_by_name((PLI_BYTE8*)"verbose", data[i].scope));
         }
 
-        for (int i = 1; i <= 6; i++) {
-            char buf[32];
-            snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), TestSimulator::rooted("subs[%d].subsub"), i);
-            CHECK_RESULT_NZ(data[i].scope = vpi_handle_by_name((PLI_BYTE8*)buf, NULL));
-        }
-
         static t_cb_data cb_data;
         static s_vpi_value v;
         TestVpiHandle count_h = VPI_HANDLE("count");
diff --git a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.v b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.v
index 8c28f7fb1..672f987fc 100644
--- a/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.v
+++ b/test_regress/t/t_vpi_var.v
@@ -95,15 +95,7 @@ extern "C" int mon_check();
    generate
    for (i=1; i<=6; i=i+1) begin : arr
      arr #(.LENGTH(i)) arr();
-   end 
-   endgenerate
-
-   genvar k;
-   generate
-   for (k=1; k<=6; k=k+1) begin : subs
-      sub subsub();
-   end 
-   endgenerate
+   end endgenerate
 
 endmodule : t