diff --git a/includes/alerts.inc.php b/includes/alerts.inc.php
index 12b10a2473..45d8ae7e83 100644
--- a/includes/alerts.inc.php
+++ b/includes/alerts.inc.php
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function GenSQL($rule)
         return false;
     }
     //Pretty-print rule to dissect easier
-    $pretty = array('*'  => '*', '('  => ' ( ', ')'  => ' ) ', '/'  => '/', '&&' => ' && ', '||' => ' || ', 'DATE_SUB ( NOW (  )' => 'DATE_SUB( NOW()');
+    $pretty = array('&&' => ' && ', '||' => ' || ');
     $rule = str_replace(array_keys($pretty), $pretty, $rule);
     $tmp = explode(" ", $rule);
     $tables = array();