diff --git a/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapter.java b/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapter.java
index 6617479..22e6231 100644
--- a/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapter.java
+++ b/bundlerepository/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapter.java
@@ -79,8 +79,8 @@
          * (3) objectClass capitalised
          * (4) The namespaces must be translated.
          */
-        String filter = requirement.getFilter().replaceAll("\\(mandatory\\:\\<\\*[^\\)]*\\)", "")
-                .replaceAll("\\(service\\=[^\\)]*\\)", "").replaceAll("objectclass", "objectClass");
+        String filter = requirement.getFilter().replaceAll("\\(mandatory\\:\\<\\*[^\\)]*\\)", "").
+                replaceAll("objectclass", "objectClass");
 
         for (String ns : NamespaceTranslator.getTranslatedFelixNamespaces())
         {
diff --git a/bundlerepository/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapterTest.java b/bundlerepository/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapterTest.java
index c37855d..ca909e1 100644
--- a/bundlerepository/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapterTest.java
+++ b/bundlerepository/src/test/java/org/apache/felix/bundlerepository/impl/FelixRequirementAdapterTest.java
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
         assertFilter("(package=x.y.z)", "(osgi.wiring.package=x.y.z)");
         // TODO should this be symbolicname?
         assertFilter("( bundle = abc  )", "(osgi.wiring.bundle= abc  )");
+        assertFilter("(service=xyz)", "(osgi.service=xyz)");
         assertFilter("(|(bundle=x)(&(bundle=y)(fragment=z)))",
                 "(|(osgi.wiring.bundle=x)(&(osgi.wiring.bundle=y)(osgi.wiring.host=z)))");
     }