diff --git a/python/grass/script/task.py b/python/grass/script/task.py
index 325b5640edc..eedf34738e7 100644
--- a/python/grass/script/task.py
+++ b/python/grass/script/task.py
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ def get_param(self, value, element="name", raiseError=True):
             if isinstance(val, (list, tuple)):
                 if value in val:
                     return p
-            elif isinstance(val, (bytes, str)):
-                if p[element][: len(value)] == value:
-                    return p
             else:
                 if p[element] == value:
                     return p
diff --git a/python/grass/script/tests/test_script_task.py b/python/grass/script/tests/test_script_task.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6799885761e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/grass/script/tests/test_script_task.py
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+from grass.script.task import grassTask as gtask
+
+
+def test_mapcalc_simple_e_name():
+    gt = gtask("r.mapcalc.simple")
+    assert gt.get_param("e")["name"] == "e"
+
+
+def test_mapcalc_simple_expession_name():
+    gt = gtask("r.mapcalc.simple")
+    assert gt.get_param("expression")["name"] == "expression"