diff --git a/lib/ace/mode/php/php.js b/lib/ace/mode/php/php.js
index 74af47c2..e82a680a 100644
--- a/lib/ace/mode/php/php.js
+++ b/lib/ace/mode/php/php.js
@@ -731,7 +731,7 @@ PHP.Lexer = function( src, ini ) {
                                 type = 0;
 
                                 if( curlyOpen > 0 ){
-                                    if( match2 = match[0].match(/^[\[\]\;\:\?\(\)\!\.\,\>\<\=\+\-\/\*\|\&\{\}\@\^\%\"\'\$\~]/) ){
+                                    if( match2 = match[0].match(/^[\[\]\;\:\?\(\)\!\.\,\>\<\=\+\-\/\*\|\&\{\}\@\^\%\$\~]/) ){
                                         results.push(match2[0]);
                                     }else{                                    
                                         type = PHP.Constants.T_STRING;