diff --git a/src/java_bytecode/java_types.cpp b/src/java_bytecode/java_types.cpp
index 5945624ad28..e9d99e44c85 100644
--- a/src/java_bytecode/java_types.cpp
+++ b/src/java_bytecode/java_types.cpp
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ std::string erase_type_arguments(const std::string &src)
     class_name.erase(f_pos, e_pos - f_pos + 1);
 
     // Search the remainder of the string for generic signature
-    f_pos = class_name.find('<', e_pos + 1);
+    f_pos = class_name.find('<', f_pos + 1);
   }
   return class_name;
 }
diff --git a/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.class b/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.class
index fe2480d4734..49969bba811 100644
Binary files a/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.class and b/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.class differ
diff --git a/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.java b/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.java
index 91d269a85dd..28587c09948 100644
--- a/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.java
+++ b/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses.java
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ class TwoParamInnerClass<K, L>
   TwoParamInnerClass<Interface_Implementation,T> field9;
   TwoParamInnerClass<T,T> field10;
 
+  GenericInnerClass<GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses<Integer>>.DoublyNestedInnerGenericClass<T>  field11;
+
   void method(InnerClass input)
   {
 
diff --git a/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/parse_generic_class_with_generic_inner_classes.cpp b/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/parse_generic_class_with_generic_inner_classes.cpp
index 3d0b45dba8e..da1d0303e54 100644
--- a/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/parse_generic_class_with_generic_inner_classes.cpp
+++ b/unit/java_bytecode/java_bytecode_parse_generics/parse_generic_class_with_generic_inner_classes.cpp
@@ -248,6 +248,47 @@ SCENARIO(
            {require_type::type_argument_kindt::Var, class_prefix + "::T"}});
       }
     }
+
+    THEN(
+      "The field11 component should be a pointer to "
+      "GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses$"
+      "GenericInnerClass$DoublyNestedInnerGenericClass")
+    {
+      const struct_union_typet::componentt &field_component =
+        require_type::require_component(java_generic_class, "field11");
+
+      // Declaration of field11 to be tested -
+      //   GenericInnerClass<GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses<Integer>>.
+      //     DoublyNestedInnerGenericClass<T> field11;
+
+      require_type::require_pointer(
+        field_component.type(),
+        symbol_typet(
+          class_prefix + "$GenericInnerClass$DoublyNestedInnerGenericClass"));
+
+      THEN("The pointer should be GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses")
+      {
+        const java_generic_typet &generic_field =
+          require_type::require_java_generic_type(
+            field_component.type(),
+            {{require_type::type_argument_kindt::Var,
+              "java::GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses::T"},
+             {require_type::type_argument_kindt::Inst,
+              "java::GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses"},
+             {require_type::type_argument_kindt::Var,
+              "java::GenericClassWithGenericInnerClasses::T"}});
+
+        THEN("Test nested Integer parameter.")
+        {
+          const typet &nested_generic_field =
+            generic_field.generic_type_arguments().at(1);
+          require_type::require_java_generic_type(
+            nested_generic_field,
+            {{require_type::type_argument_kindt::Inst,
+              "java::java.lang.Integer"}});
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/unit/java_bytecode/java_types/erase_type_arguments.cpp b/unit/java_bytecode/java_types/erase_type_arguments.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..4fd181eda3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/unit/java_bytecode/java_types/erase_type_arguments.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+/*******************************************************************\
+
+ Module: Unit tests for java_types
+
+ Author: DiffBlue Limited. All rights reserved.
+
+\*******************************************************************/
+
+#include <testing-utils/catch.hpp>
+#include <java_types.h>
+
+SCENARIO("erase_type_arguments", "[core][java_types]")
+{
+  THEN(
+    "erase_type_arguments should leave strings with no type arguments "
+    "unaltered.")
+  {
+    const std::string testInput1 = "testString1";
+    REQUIRE(erase_type_arguments(testInput1) == testInput1);
+  }
+
+  THEN("erase_type_arguments should remove a simple type argument")
+  {
+    REQUIRE(
+      erase_type_arguments("testClassName<testTypeArgument>") ==
+      "testClassName");
+  }
+
+  THEN(
+    "erase_type_arguments should remove multiple type arguments in cases "
+    "of nested classes")
+  {
+    REQUIRE(
+      erase_type_arguments(
+        "outerClass<testTypeArgument1>$"
+        "innerClass<testTypeArgument2>") == "outerClass$innerClass");
+  }
+
+  THEN(
+    "erase_type_arguments should remove type arguments which contain nested "
+    "type arguments")
+  {
+    REQUIRE(
+      erase_type_arguments(
+        "outerClass<testTypeArgument1<testTypeArgument2>>") == "outerClass");
+  }
+
+  THEN(
+    "erase_type_arguments should remove multiple type arguments which contain "
+    "nested type arguments in cases of nested classes")
+  {
+    REQUIRE(
+      erase_type_arguments(
+        "outerClass<testTypeArgument1<testTypeArgument2>>$"
+        "innerClass<testTypeArgument3<testTypeArgument4>>") ==
+      "outerClass$innerClass");
+  }
+
+  THEN(
+    "erase_type_arguments should throw an error if a type argument is "
+    "unterminated")
+  {
+    REQUIRE_THROWS_AS(
+      erase_type_arguments(
+        "testClassName<testTypeArgument1<testTypeArgument2>"),
+      unsupported_java_class_signature_exceptiont &);
+  }
+}