diff --git a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
index 384b1e9d6e..2c64a7d00d 100644
--- a/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
+++ b/direct/src/showbase/PythonUtil.py
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ class Functor:
         self._function = function
         self._args = args
         self._kargs = kargs
-        self.__name__ = 'Functor: %s' % self._function.__name__
+        self.__name__ = self._function.__name__
         self.__doc__ = self._function.__doc__
 
     def destroy(self):