diff --git a/gitignorefile/__init__.py b/gitignorefile/__init__.py
index bf880c1..4a721bf 100644
--- a/gitignorefile/__init__.py
+++ b/gitignorefile/__init__.py
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ def __init__(self, path):
         if isinstance(path, str):
             abs_path = os.path.abspath(path)
             self.__parts = tuple(_path_split(abs_path))
-            print(self.__parts)
             self.__joined = abs_path
             self.__is_dir = None
 
@@ -260,9 +259,6 @@ def match(self, rel_path, is_dir):
         return match and (not self.__directory_only or match.group(1) is not None or is_dir)
 
 
-_seps_expr = re.escape(os.sep)
-_non_sep_expr = f"[^{re.escape(os.sep)}]"
-
 if os.altsep is not None:
     _all_seps_expr = f"[{re.escape(os.sep)}{re.escape(os.altsep)}]"
     _path_split = lambda path: re.split(_all_seps_expr, path)
@@ -280,7 +276,7 @@ def _fnmatch_pathname_to_regexp(pattern, directory_only):
     """
     i, n = 0, len(pattern)
 
-    res = [f"(?:^|{_seps_expr})"] if pattern else []  # Empty name means no path fragment.
+    res = ["(?:^|/)"] if pattern else []  # Empty name means no path fragment.
     while i < n:
         c = pattern[i]
         i += 1
@@ -291,19 +287,16 @@ def _fnmatch_pathname_to_regexp(pattern, directory_only):
                     res.append(".*")
                     if pattern[i] == "/":
                         i += 1
-                        res.append(f"{_seps_expr}?")
+                        res.append("/?")
 
                 else:
-                    res.append(f"{_non_sep_expr}*")
+                    res.append(f"[^/]*")
 
             except IndexError:
-                res.append(f"{_non_sep_expr}*")
+                res.append(f"[^/]*")
 
         elif c == "?":
-            res.append(_non_sep_expr)
-
-        elif c == "/":
-            res.append(_seps_expr)
+            res.append("[^/]")
 
         elif c == "[":
             j = i
@@ -329,9 +322,9 @@ def _fnmatch_pathname_to_regexp(pattern, directory_only):
             res.append(re.escape(c))
 
     if directory_only:  # In this case we are interested if there is something after slash.
-        res.append(f"({_seps_expr}.+)?$")
+        res.append(f"(/.+)?$")
 
     else:
-        res.append(f"(?:{_seps_expr}|$)")
+        res.append(f"(?:/|$)")
 
     return "".join(res)