I used a thin small head regular screw driver and wedged it at the top in one of the "bow ties" and twisted it and it normal popped a couple notches then went down where popped and inserted there and a twist and it popped off.
The easiest is to buy a crimp cutter just goes over the "bow tie" and snipes it off.........
They are a pain though.........
Good Luck........... 8)