def strip_prefix(string, prefix):
    """
    Strip the prefix from the given string and return it. If the prefix is not present
    the original string will be returned unaltered

    :param string: the string from which to remove the prefix
    :param prefix: the prefix to remove
    :return: the string with prefix removed
    """
    if string.startswith(prefix):
        return string.rsplit(prefix)[1]
    else:
        return string