diff --git a/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py b/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
index 60df738559..996c9f3bce 100644
--- a/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
+++ b/evennia/server/portal/mxp.py
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ def mxp_parse(text):
 
     """
     text = text.replace("&", "&") \
-               .replace('"', """) \
                .replace("<", "&lt;") \
                .replace(">", "&gt;")