diff --git a/django/utils/regex_helper.py b/django/utils/regex_helper.py
index 545bf8899c9..996e3917074 100644
--- a/django/utils/regex_helper.py
+++ b/django/utils/regex_helper.py
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ def get_quantifier(ch, input_iter):
     while ch != '}':
         ch, escaped = input_iter.next()
         quant.append(ch)
+    quant = quant[:-1]
     values = ''.join(quant).split(',')
 
     # Consume the trailing '?', if necessary.
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
index ff94196a924..f743af36dd1 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/tests.py
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ test_data = (
     ('mixed', '/john/0/', [], {'name': 'john'}),
     ('repeats', '/repeats/a/', [], {}),
     ('repeats2', '/repeats/aa/', [], {}),
+    ('repeats3', '/repeats/aa/', [], {}),
     ('insensitive', '/CaseInsensitive/fred', ['fred'], {}),
     ('test', '/test/1', [], {}),
     ('test2', '/test/2', [], {}),
diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py
index 1adefbe0a3d..0f663463374 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/urlpatterns_reverse/urls.py
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ urlpatterns = patterns('',
     url(r'^(?P<name>.+)/\d+/$', empty_view, name="mixed"),
     url(r'^repeats/a{1,2}/$', empty_view, name="repeats"),
     url(r'^repeats/a{2,4}/$', empty_view, name="repeats2"),
+    url(r'^repeats/a{2}/$', empty_view, name="repeats3"),
     url(r'^(?i)CaseInsensitive/(\w+)', empty_view, name="insensitive"),
     url(r'^test/1/?', empty_view, name="test"),
     url(r'^(?i)test/2/?$', empty_view, name="test2"),