--- a/cubicweb/devtools/devctl.py	Tue Jun 07 18:21:13 2016 +0200
+++ b/cubicweb/devtools/devctl.py	Wed Jun 08 21:59:34 2016 +0200
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
     from cubicweb.cwvreg import CWRegistryStore
     if cubedir:
         cube = osp.split(cubedir)[-1]
+        if cube.startswith('cubicweb_'):
+            cube = cube[len('cubicweb_'):]
         config = DevConfiguration(cube)
         depcubes = list(config._cubes)
         depcubes.remove(cube)