diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
index 776b56725..2ad746462 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/rutube.py
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ class RutubePlaylistIE(InfoExtractor):
         'playlist_count': 25,
     }]
 
-    _VALID_URL = r'https?://rutube\.ru/(?:video|(?:play/)?embed)/[\da-z]{32}/\?(?:.+)?pl_id=(?P<id>\d+).*$'
+    _VALID_URL = r'https?://rutube\.ru/(?:video|(?:play/)?embed)/[\da-z]{32}/\?(?:.+)?pl_id=(?P<id>\d+)'
     _PAGE_TEMPLATE = 'http://rutube.ru/api/playlist/source/%s/?page=%s'