diff --git a/source/BUG/strings.py b/source/BUG/strings.py
index 5cdfb0f..711ea92 100644
--- a/source/BUG/strings.py
+++ b/source/BUG/strings.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def remove_whitespace(s: str) -> str:
     """
     BUG028: remove_whitespace should remove all whitespace from the string, not just leading and trailing whitespace.
     """
-    result = s.strip()
+    result = s.replace(" ", "")
     return result