diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp b/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
index 70240cc3de..2a52bd1a2d 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCNode.cpp
@@ -842,23 +842,13 @@ void Node::enumerateChildren(const std::string &name, std::function<bool (Node *
     size_t subStrStartPos = 0;  // sub string start index
     size_t subStrlength = length; // sub string length
     
-    // Starts with '/' or '//'?
-    bool searchFromRoot = false;
-    bool searchFromRootRecursive = false;
-    if (name[0] == '/')
+    // Starts with '//'?
+    bool searchRecursively = false;
+    if (length > 2 && name[0] == '/' && name[1] == '/')
     {
-        if (length > 2 && name[1] == '/')
-        {
-            searchFromRootRecursive = true;
-            subStrStartPos = 2;
-            subStrlength -= 2;
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            searchFromRoot = true;
-            subStrStartPos = 1;
-            subStrlength -= 1;
-        }
+        searchRecursively = true;
+        subStrStartPos = 2;
+        subStrlength -= 2;
     }
     
     // End with '/..'?
@@ -872,7 +862,7 @@ void Node::enumerateChildren(const std::string &name, std::function<bool (Node *
         subStrlength -= 3;
     }
     
-    // Remove '/', '//', '/..' if exist
+    // Remove '//', '/..' if exist
     std::string newName = name.substr(subStrStartPos, subStrlength);
 
     if (searchFromParent)
@@ -880,23 +870,11 @@ void Node::enumerateChildren(const std::string &name, std::function<bool (Node *
         newName.insert(0, "[[:alnum:]]+/");
     }
     
-    if (searchFromRoot)
-    {
-        // name is '/xxx'
-        auto root = getScene();
-        if (root)
-        {
-            root->doEnumerate(newName, callback);
-        }
-    }
-    else if (searchFromRootRecursive)
+    
+    if (searchRecursively)
     {
         // name is '//xxx'
-        auto root = getScene();
-        if (root)
-        {
-            doEnumerateRecursive(root, newName, callback);
-        }
+        doEnumerateRecursive(this, newName, callback);
     }
     else
     {
diff --git a/cocos/2d/CCNode.h b/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
index 80007d7758..7b26969cea 100644
--- a/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
+++ b/cocos/2d/CCNode.h
@@ -714,23 +714,19 @@ public:
     virtual Node* getChildByName(const std::string& name) const;
     /** Search the children of the receiving node to perform processing for nodes which share a name.
      *
-     * @param name The name to search for, supports c++11 regular expression
+     * @param name The name to search for, supports c++11 regular expression.
      * Search syntax options:
-     * `/` : When placed at the start of the search string, this indicates that the search should be performed on the tree's node.
-     * `//`: Can only be placed at the begin of the search string. This indicates that the search should be performed on the tree's node
-     *       and be performed recursively across the entire node tree.
+     * `//`: Can only be placed at the begin of the search string. This indicates that it will search recursively.
      * `..`: The search should move up to the node's parent. Can only be placed at the end of string
-     * `/` : When placed anywhere but the start of the search string, this indicates that the search should move to the node's children
+     * `/` : When placed anywhere but the start of the search string, this indicates that the search should move to the node's children.
      *
      * @code
-     * enumerateChildren("/MyName", ...): This searches the root's children and matches any node with the name `MyName`.
-     * enumerateChildren("//MyName", ...): This searches the root's children recursively and matches any node with the name `MyName`.
+     * enumerateChildren("//MyName", ...): This searches the children recursively and matches any node with the name `MyName`.
      * enumerateChildren("[[:alnum:]]+", ...): This search string matches every node of its children.
-     * enumerateChildren("/MyName", ...): This searches the node tree and matches the parent node of every node named `MyName`.
      * enumerateChildren("A[[:digit:]]", ...): This searches the node's children and returns any child named `A0`, `A1`, ..., `A9`
      * enumerateChildren("Abby/Normal", ...): This searches the node's grandchildren and returns any node whose name is `Normal`
      * and whose parent is named `Abby`.
-     * enumerateChildren("//Abby/Normal", ...): This searches the node tree and returns any node whose name is `Normal` and whose
+     * enumerateChildren("//Abby/Normal", ...): This searches recursively and returns any node whose name is `Normal` and whose
      * parent is named `Abby`.
      * @endcode
      *
diff --git a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp
index 1ad294deec..173a506ee6 100644
--- a/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/cpp-tests/Classes/NodeTest/NodeTest.cpp
@@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ void NodeNameTest::test(float dt)
     });
     CCAssert(i == 10000, "");
     
-    // name = /xxx : search from root
-    parent = getScene();
+    // name = //xxx : search recursively
+    parent = Node::create();
     for (int j = 0; j < 100; j++)
     {
         auto node = Node::create();
@@ -1398,35 +1398,21 @@ void NodeNameTest::test(float dt)
     }
     
     i = 0;
-    enumerateChildren("/node[[:digit:]]+", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
-        ++i;
-        return false;
-    });
-    CCAssert(i == 100, "");
-    
-    i = 0;
-    enumerateChildren("/node[[:digit:]]+", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
-        ++i;
-        return true;
-    });
-    CCAssert(i == 1, "");
-    
-    i = 0;
-    enumerateChildren("//node[[:digit:]]+", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
+    parent->enumerateChildren("//node[[:digit:]]+", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
         ++i;
         return false;
     });
     CCAssert(i == 10100, ""); // 10000(children) + 100(parent)
     
     i = 0;
-    enumerateChildren("//node[[:digit:]]+", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
+    parent->enumerateChildren("//node[[:digit:]]+", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
         ++i;
         return true;
     });
     CCAssert(i == 1, "");
     
     i = 0;
-    enumerateChildren("//node[[:digit:]]+/..", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
+    parent->enumerateChildren("//node[[:digit:]]+/..", [&i](Node* node) -> bool {
         ++i;
         return false;
     });