diff --git a/integration_tests/src/main/python/string_test.py b/integration_tests/src/main/python/string_test.py
index 0e3c5392475..743ced11ceb 100644
--- a/integration_tests/src/main/python/string_test.py
+++ b/integration_tests/src/main/python/string_test.py
@@ -95,23 +95,12 @@ def test_rtrim():
                 'TRIM(TRAILING NULL FROM a)',
                 'TRIM(TRAILING "" FROM a)'))
 
-# Once https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/112 is fixed this should be
-# deleted and the corresponding lines in the other tests should be uncommented
-@pytest.mark.xfail(reason='https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/112')
-def test_start_n_ends_with_xfail():
-    gen = mk_str_gen('[Ab\ud720]{3}A.{0,3}Z[Ab\ud720]{3}')
-    assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_collect(
-            lambda spark: unary_op_df(spark, gen).select(
-                f.col('a').startswith(''),
-                f.col('a').endswith('')))
-
 def test_startswith():
     gen = mk_str_gen('[Ab\ud720]{3}A.{0,3}Z[Ab\ud720]{3}')
     assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_collect(
             lambda spark: unary_op_df(spark, gen).select(
                 f.col('a').startswith('A'),
-                #https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/112
-                #f.col('a').startswith(''),
+                f.col('a').startswith(''),
                 f.col('a').startswith(None),
                 f.col('a').startswith('A\ud720')))
 
@@ -121,8 +110,7 @@ def test_endswith():
     assert_gpu_and_cpu_are_equal_collect(
             lambda spark: unary_op_df(spark, gen).select(
                 f.col('a').endswith('A'),
-                #https://github.com/NVIDIA/spark-rapids/issues/112
-                #f.col('a').endswith(''),
+                f.col('a').endswith(''),
                 f.col('a').endswith(None),
                 f.col('a').endswith('A\ud720')))
 
diff --git a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/stringFunctions.scala b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/stringFunctions.scala
index 4db5d92a851..4805733cee4 100644
--- a/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/stringFunctions.scala
+++ b/sql-plugin/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/sql/rapids/stringFunctions.scala
@@ -171,18 +171,8 @@ case class GpuStartsWith(left: Expression, right: Expression)
 
   override def toString: String = s"gpustartswith($left, $right)"
 
-  def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: Scalar): GpuColumnVector = {
-    if (rhs.getJavaString.isEmpty) {
-      val boolScalar = Scalar.fromBool(true)
-      try {
-        GpuColumnVector.from(ColumnVector.fromScalar(boolScalar, lhs.getRowCount.toInt))
-      } finally {
-        boolScalar.close()
-      }
-    } else {
-      GpuColumnVector.from(lhs.getBase.startsWith(rhs))
-    }
-  }
+  def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: Scalar): GpuColumnVector =
+    GpuColumnVector.from(lhs.getBase.startsWith(rhs))
 
   override def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: GpuColumnVector): GpuColumnVector =
     throw new IllegalStateException(
@@ -206,18 +196,8 @@ case class GpuEndsWith(left: Expression, right: Expression)
 
   override def toString: String = s"gpuendswith($left, $right)"
 
-  def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: Scalar): GpuColumnVector = {
-    if (rhs.getJavaString.isEmpty) {
-      val boolScalar = Scalar.fromBool(true)
-      try {
-        GpuColumnVector.from(ColumnVector.fromScalar(boolScalar, lhs.getRowCount.toInt))
-      } finally {
-        boolScalar.close()
-      }
-    } else {
-      GpuColumnVector.from(lhs.getBase.endsWith(rhs))
-    }
-  }
+  def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: Scalar): GpuColumnVector =
+    GpuColumnVector.from(lhs.getBase.endsWith(rhs))
 
   override def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: GpuColumnVector): GpuColumnVector =
     throw new IllegalStateException(
@@ -340,24 +320,8 @@ case class GpuContains(left: Expression, right: Expression) extends GpuBinaryExp
 
   override def toString: String = s"gpucontains($left, $right)"
 
-  def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: Scalar): GpuColumnVector = {
-    val ret = if (rhs.getJavaString.isEmpty) {
-      withResource(Scalar.fromBool(true)) { trueScalar =>
-        if (left.nullable) {
-          withResource(Scalar.fromBool(null)) { nullBool =>
-            withResource(lhs.getBase.isNull) { isNull =>
-              isNull.ifElse(nullBool, trueScalar)
-            }
-          }
-        } else {
-          ColumnVector.fromScalar(trueScalar, lhs.getRowCount.toInt)
-        }
-      }
-    } else {
-      lhs.getBase.stringContains(rhs)
-    }
-    GpuColumnVector.from(ret)
-  }
+  def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: Scalar): GpuColumnVector =
+    GpuColumnVector.from(lhs.getBase.stringContains(rhs))
 
   override def doColumnar(lhs: GpuColumnVector, rhs: GpuColumnVector): GpuColumnVector =
     throw new IllegalStateException("Really should not be here, " +