public static String strip(String s, char remove) {
		if (s == null) {
			return null;
		}

		int x = s.indexOf(remove);

		if (x < 0) {
			return s;
		}

		int y = 0;

		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(s.length());

		while (x >= 0) {
			sb.append(s.subSequence(y, x));

			y = x + 1;

			x = s.indexOf(remove, y);
		}

		sb.append(s.substring(y));

		return sb.toString();
	}