diff --git a/blackbox-test-prism/src/test/java/io/avaje/prisms/test/ProcessorUtilsTest.java b/blackbox-test-prism/src/test/java/io/avaje/prisms/test/ProcessorUtilsTest.java
index a746c04..4229114 100644
--- a/blackbox-test-prism/src/test/java/io/avaje/prisms/test/ProcessorUtilsTest.java
+++ b/blackbox-test-prism/src/test/java/io/avaje/prisms/test/ProcessorUtilsTest.java
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ class ProcessorUtilsTest {
 
   @Test
   void trimmedAnnotation() {
+    assertEquals(
+        "java.lang.String",
+        ProcessorUtils.trimAnnotations(
+            "@io.avaje.validation.constraints.Length(min = 5) java.lang.String"));
 
     assertEquals(
         "java.ProcessorUtils.Map<java.lang.String,java.lang.String>",
diff --git a/prism-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/prism/internal/UtilWriter.java b/prism-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/prism/internal/UtilWriter.java
index 278bb93..89898ca 100644
--- a/prism-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/prism/internal/UtilWriter.java
+++ b/prism-core/src/main/java/io/avaje/prism/internal/UtilWriter.java
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public static void write(PrintWriter out, String packageName) {
             + "   */\n"
             + "  public static String trimAnnotations(String input) {\n"
             + "    input = COMMA_PATTERN.matcher(input).replaceAll(\",\");\n"
-            + "    return cutAnnotations(input);\n"
+            + "    return cutAnnotations(PARENTHESIS_CONTENT.matcher(input).replaceAll(\"\"));\n"
             + "  }\n"
             + "\n"
             + "  private static String cutAnnotations(String input) {\n"