diff --git a/bitchat/Views/GeohashPeopleList.swift b/bitchat/Views/GeohashPeopleList.swift
index db7c3aa8..098bc99e 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/GeohashPeopleList.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/GeohashPeopleList.swift
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
                         let rowColor: Color = isMe ? .orange : assignedColor
                         Image(systemName: icon).font(.bitchatSystem(size: 12)).foregroundColor(rowColor)
 
-                        let (base, suffix) = splitSuffix(from: person.displayName)
+                        let (base, suffix) = person.displayName.splitSuffix()
                         HStack(spacing: 0) {
                             Text(base)
                                 .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
@@ -129,16 +129,3 @@ struct GeohashPeopleList: View {
         }
     }
 }
-
-// Helper to split a trailing #abcd suffix
-private func splitSuffix(from name: String) -> (String, String) {
-    guard name.count >= 5 else { return (name, "") }
-    let suffix = String(name.suffix(5))
-    if suffix.first == "#", suffix.dropFirst().allSatisfy({ c in
-        ("0"..."9").contains(String(c)) || ("a"..."f").contains(String(c)) || ("A"..."F").contains(String(c))
-    }) {
-        let base = String(name.dropLast(5))
-        return (base, suffix)
-    }
-    return (name, "")
-}
diff --git a/bitchat/Views/MeshPeerList.swift b/bitchat/Views/MeshPeerList.swift
index 94390c7f..0dbd4089 100644
--- a/bitchat/Views/MeshPeerList.swift
+++ b/bitchat/Views/MeshPeerList.swift
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
                         }
 
                         let displayName = isMe ? viewModel.nickname : peer.nickname
-                        let (base, suffix) = splitSuffix(from: displayName)
+                        let (base, suffix) = displayName.splitSuffix()
                         HStack(spacing: 0) {
                             Text(base)
                                 .font(.bitchatSystem(size: 14, design: .monospaced))
@@ -166,16 +166,3 @@ struct MeshPeerList: View {
         }
     }
 }
-
-// Helper to split a trailing #abcd suffix
-private func splitSuffix(from name: String) -> (String, String) {
-    guard name.count >= 5 else { return (name, "") }
-    let suffix = String(name.suffix(5))
-    if suffix.first == "#", suffix.dropFirst().allSatisfy({ c in
-        ("0"..."9").contains(String(c)) || ("a"..."f").contains(String(c)) || ("A"..."F").contains(String(c))
-    }) {
-        let base = String(name.dropLast(5))
-        return (base, suffix)
-    }
-    return (name, "")
-}