diff --git a/src/conll2mcf.py b/src/conll2mcf.py
index 9dd3170919c879a0deece7066ea1656c2a02c3e7..1b5d0c856874ac91ff438e067faabc0ec2041d0b 100644
--- a/src/conll2mcf.py
+++ b/src/conll2mcf.py
@@ -7,6 +7,15 @@ if len(sys.argv) < 3 :
     print('usage:', sys.argv[0], 'conllFile mcdFile')
     exit(1)
 
+def simplifyLabel(label):
+    simpleLabel = []
+    for i in range(len(label)):
+        if not label[i] == ':' :
+            simpleLabel.append(label[i])
+        else :
+            break
+    return ''.join(simpleLabel)
+            
 
 conlluFilename = sys.argv[1]
 mcdFilename = sys.argv[2]
@@ -42,7 +51,8 @@ for ligne in conlluFile:
             w.setFeat('X1', tokens[4])
             w.setFeat('MORPHO', tokens[5])
             w.setFeat('GOV', int(tokens[6]) - index)
-            w.setFeat('LABEL', tokens[7])
+            label = simplifyLabel(tokens[7])
+            w.setFeat('LABEL', label)
             w.setFeat('X2', tokens[8])
             w.setFeat('X3', tokens[9])
             w.setFeat('EOS', '0')