diff --git a/reference/pdo/pdo/quote.xml b/reference/pdo/pdo/quote.xml
index 61e7de695d99..cfaa20578080 100644
--- a/reference/pdo/pdo/quote.xml
+++ b/reference/pdo/pdo/quote.xml
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@
   </methodsynopsis>
 
   <para>
-   <methodname>PDO::quote</methodname> places quotes around the input string (if
-   required) and escapes special characters within the input string, using a
+   <methodname>PDO::quote</methodname> places quotes around the input string
+   and escapes special characters within the input string, using a
    quoting style appropriate to the underlying driver.
   </para>
   <para>