diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/tree_dir_node.vim b/lib/nerdtree/tree_dir_node.vim
index 3fb38331..4dd0227d 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/tree_dir_node.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/tree_dir_node.vim
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ function! s:TreeDirNode.displayString()
     let l:symbol .= (g:NERDTreeDirArrowExpandable ==# '' ? '' : ' ')
     let l:flags = l:cascade[-1].path.flagSet.renderToString()
 
-    return l:symbol . l:flags . l:label
+    return l:symbol . l:label
 endfunction
 
 " FUNCTION: TreeDirNode.findNode(path) {{{1