diff --git a/tools/utils/utils.js b/tools/utils/utils.js
index b620a69dc5..c8ac7fb5e9 100644
--- a/tools/utils/utils.js
+++ b/tools/utils/utils.js
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ exports.isUrlWithSha = function (x) {
 exports.isNpmUrl = function (x) {
   // These are the various protocols that NPM supports, which we use to download NPM dependencies
   // See https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json#git-urls-as-dependencies
-  return exports.isUrlWithSha(x) || /^(git|git\+ssh|git\+http|git\+https)?:\/\/.*#/.test(x);
+  return exports.isUrlWithSha(x) || /^(git|git\+ssh|git\+http|git\+https)?:\/\//.test(x);
 };
 
 exports.isPathRelative = function (x) {