diff --git a/mastodonapi.php b/mastodonapi.php
index 792fbcb..b7f9e10 100644
--- a/mastodonapi.php
+++ b/mastodonapi.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ class YellowMastodonAPI {
 
         $htmlSafeAuthorName = str_replace('@', '@', $origAuthor);
 
-        $blockquote = "> \"$content\"";
+        $blockquote = "> $content";
         if (!empty($hashtagString)) {
             $blockquote .= "\n>\n> " . $hashtagString;
         }