diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastChar.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastChar.java
index ee1d5c597d..c6bb81b133 100644
--- a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastChar.java
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastChar.java
@@ -8,4 +8,12 @@ public class RemoveLastChar {
             return (s.substring(0, s.length() - 1));
         }
     }
+    
+    public static String chop(String s) {
+        if (s == null) {
+            return s;
+        } else {
+            return s.replaceAll(".$", "");
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastCharTest.java b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastCharTest.java
index f1212b2ed9..7d82d1a91b 100644
--- a/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastCharTest.java
+++ b/core-java/src/test/java/com/baeldung/string/RemoveLastCharTest.java
@@ -18,12 +18,15 @@ public class RemoveLastCharTest {
         assertEquals("abcde", RemoveLastChar.substring(TEST_STRING));
         assertEquals("abcde", StringUtils.substring(TEST_STRING, 0, TEST_STRING.length() - 1));
         assertEquals("abcde", StringUtils.chop(TEST_STRING));
+        assertEquals("abcde", TEST_STRING.replaceAll(".$", ""));
+        assertEquals("abcde", RemoveLastChar.chop(TEST_STRING));
     }
 
     @Test
     public void givenNullString_whenSubstring_thenGetNullString() {
         assertEquals(NULL_STRING, RemoveLastChar.substring(NULL_STRING));
         assertEquals(NULL_STRING, StringUtils.chop(NULL_STRING));
+        assertEquals(NULL_STRING, RemoveLastChar.chop(NULL_STRING));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ public class RemoveLastCharTest {
         assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, RemoveLastChar.substring(EMPTY_STRING));
         assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, StringUtils.substring(EMPTY_STRING, 0, EMPTY_STRING.length() - 1));
         assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, StringUtils.chop(EMPTY_STRING));
+        assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, EMPTY_STRING.replaceAll(".$", ""));
+        assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, RemoveLastChar.chop(EMPTY_STRING));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ public class RemoveLastCharTest {
         assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, RemoveLastChar.substring(ONE_CHAR_STRING));
         assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, StringUtils.substring(ONE_CHAR_STRING, 0, ONE_CHAR_STRING.length() - 1));
         assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, StringUtils.chop(ONE_CHAR_STRING));
+        assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, ONE_CHAR_STRING.replaceAll(".$", ""));
+        assertEquals(EMPTY_STRING, RemoveLastChar.chop(ONE_CHAR_STRING));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -45,5 +52,7 @@ public class RemoveLastCharTest {
         assertEquals("abc", RemoveLastChar.substring(WHITE_SPACE_AT_THE_END_STRING));
         assertEquals("abc", StringUtils.substring(WHITE_SPACE_AT_THE_END_STRING, 0, WHITE_SPACE_AT_THE_END_STRING.length() - 1));
         assertEquals("abc", StringUtils.chop(WHITE_SPACE_AT_THE_END_STRING));
+        assertEquals("abc", WHITE_SPACE_AT_THE_END_STRING.replaceAll(".$", ""));
+        assertEquals("abc", RemoveLastChar.chop(WHITE_SPACE_AT_THE_END_STRING));
     }
 }