diff --git a/lib/filter/base.rb b/lib/filter/base.rb
index 03af1ed8a..633f566af 100644
--- a/lib/filter/base.rb
+++ b/lib/filter/base.rb
@@ -89,12 +89,6 @@ module BeEF
       return false if not is_non_empty_string?(str)
       (str =~ /[^\302\256[:print:]]/).nil? # \302\256 is the (r) character 
     end  
-    
-    # verbose filter
-    def self.has_valid_verbose_details_chars?(str)
-      return false if not is_non_empty_string?(str)
-      (str =~ /[^\w\d\s{}()-.,;:&_=\/!\302\256]/).nil? # \302\256 is the (r) character 
-    end
 
   end
   
diff --git a/lib/filter/command.rb b/lib/filter/command.rb
index a41f08e22..74bea6253 100644
--- a/lib/filter/command.rb
+++ b/lib/filter/command.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ module BeEF
     # check if valid command module datastore value
     def self.is_valid_command_module_datastore_param?(str)
       return false if has_null?(str)
-      return false if not has_valid_verbose_details_chars?(str)
+      return false if not has_valid_base_chars?(str)
       true
     end