diff --git a/youtube_dl/extractor/youjizz.py b/youtube_dl/extractor/youjizz.py
index fcb5ff758..b86331e3c 100644
--- a/youtube_dl/extractor/youjizz.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/extractor/youjizz.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ from ..utils import (
 
 
 class YouJizzIE(InfoExtractor):
-    _VALID_URL = r'^(?:https?://)?(?:\w+\.)?youjizz\.com/videos/(?P<videoid>[^.]+)\.html$'
+    _VALID_URL = r'^https?://(?:\w+\.)?youjizz\.com/videos/(?P<videoid>[^.]+)\.html$'
     _TEST = {
         'url': 'http://www.youjizz.com/videos/zeichentrick-1-2189178.html',
         'file': '2189178.flv',