diff --git a/shade/_utils.py b/shade/_utils.py
index b3da5b5c9..cbb9b7a13 100644
--- a/shade/_utils.py
+++ b/shade/_utils.py
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 import contextlib
-import fnmatch
 import inspect
 import jmespath
 import munch
@@ -84,8 +83,7 @@ def _filter_list(data, name_or_id, filters):
         each dictionary contains an 'id' and 'name'
         key if a value for name_or_id is given.
     :param string name_or_id:
-        The name or ID of the entity being filtered. Can be a glob pattern,
-        such as 'nb01*'.
+        The name or ID of the entity being filtered.
     :param filters:
         A dictionary of meta data to use for further filtering. Elements
         of this dictionary may, themselves, be dictionaries. Example::
@@ -104,9 +102,8 @@ def _filter_list(data, name_or_id, filters):
         for e in data:
             e_id = e.get('id', None)
             e_name = e.get('name', None)
-            if ((e_id and fnmatch.fnmatch(str(e_id), str(name_or_id))) or
-                    (e_name and fnmatch.fnmatch(
-                        str(e_name), str(name_or_id)))):
+            if ((e_id and str(e_id) == str(name_or_id)) or
+                    (e_name and str(e_name) == str(name_or_id))):
                 identifier_matches.append(e)
         data = identifier_matches
 
diff --git a/shade/tests/unit/test__utils.py b/shade/tests/unit/test__utils.py
index 28235e8dd..6e611d73b 100644
--- a/shade/tests/unit/test__utils.py
+++ b/shade/tests/unit/test__utils.py
@@ -40,21 +40,12 @@ class TestUtils(base.TestCase):
         ret = _utils._filter_list(data, 'donald', None)
         self.assertEqual([el1], ret)
 
-    def test__filter_list_name_or_id_glob(self):
+    def test__filter_list_name_or_id_special(self):
         el1 = dict(id=100, name='donald')
-        el2 = dict(id=200, name='pluto')
-        el3 = dict(id=200, name='pluto-2')
-        data = [el1, el2, el3]
-        ret = _utils._filter_list(data, 'pluto*', None)
-        self.assertEqual([el2, el3], ret)
-
-    def test__filter_list_name_or_id_glob_not_found(self):
-        el1 = dict(id=100, name='donald')
-        el2 = dict(id=200, name='pluto')
-        el3 = dict(id=200, name='pluto-2')
-        data = [el1, el2, el3]
-        ret = _utils._filter_list(data, 'q*', None)
-        self.assertEqual([], ret)
+        el2 = dict(id=200, name='pluto[2017-01-10]')
+        data = [el1, el2]
+        ret = _utils._filter_list(data, 'pluto[2017-01-10]', None)
+        self.assertEqual([el2], ret)
 
     def test__filter_list_filter(self):
         el1 = dict(id=100, name='donald', other='duck')