diff --git a/src/formulas/compiler.ts b/src/formulas/compiler.ts
index 43019f907e..b42b5ae2dc 100644
--- a/src/formulas/compiler.ts
+++ b/src/formulas/compiler.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { Token } from ".";
 import { argTargeting } from "../functions/arguments";
 import { functionRegistry } from "../functions/index";
-import { parseNumber, removeStringQuotes, unquote } from "../helpers";
+import { parseNumber, unquote } from "../helpers";
 import { _t } from "../translation";
 import { CompiledFormula, DEFAULT_LOCALE, FormulaToExecute } from "../types";
 import { BadExpressionError, UnknownFunctionError } from "../types/errors";
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ function formulaArguments(tokens: Token[]) {
         dependencies.push(token.value);
         break;
       case "STRING":
-        const value = removeStringQuotes(token.value);
+        const value = unquote(token.value);
         literalValues.strings.push({ value });
         break;
       case "NUMBER": {
diff --git a/src/formulas/parser.ts b/src/formulas/parser.ts
index 54eb7f1aea..059b649c9d 100644
--- a/src/formulas/parser.ts
+++ b/src/formulas/parser.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { parseNumber, removeStringQuotes, unquote } from "../helpers/index";
+import { parseNumber, unquote } from "../helpers/index";
 import { _t } from "../translation";
 import { DEFAULT_LOCALE } from "../types";
 import { BadExpressionError, CellErrorType } from "../types/errors";
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ function parseOperand(tokens: TokenList): AST {
     case "STRING":
       return {
         type: "STRING",
-        value: removeStringQuotes(current.value),
+        value: unquote(current.value),
         tokenStartIndex: current.tokenIndex,
         tokenEndIndex: current.tokenIndex,
       };
diff --git a/src/helpers/misc.ts b/src/helpers/misc.ts
index 5f4deb7dcf..67992f71a7 100644
--- a/src/helpers/misc.ts
+++ b/src/helpers/misc.ts
@@ -8,23 +8,6 @@ import { Cloneable, DebouncedFunction, Style } from "./../types/misc";
 
 const sanitizeSheetNameRegex = new RegExp(FORBIDDEN_SHEETNAME_CHARS_IN_EXCEL_REGEX, "g");
 
-/**
- * Remove quotes from a quoted string
- * ```js
- * removeStringQuotes('"Hello"')
- * > 'Hello'
- * ```
- */
-export function removeStringQuotes(str: string): string {
-  if (str[0] === '"') {
-    str = str.slice(1);
-  }
-  if (str[str.length - 1] === '"' && str[str.length - 2] !== "\\") {
-    return str.slice(0, str.length - 1);
-  }
-  return str;
-}
-
 function isCloneable<T extends Object>(obj: T | Cloneable<T>): obj is Cloneable<T> {
   return "clone" in obj && obj.clone instanceof Function;
 }
@@ -97,6 +80,13 @@ export function getUnquotedSheetName(sheetName: string): string {
   return unquote(sheetName, "'");
 }
 
+/**
+ * Remove quotes from a quoted string
+ * ```js
+ * unquote('"Hello"')
+ * > 'Hello'
+ * ```
+ */
 export function unquote(string: string, quoteChar: "'" | '"' = '"'): string {
   if (string.startsWith(quoteChar)) {
     string = string.slice(1);
diff --git a/tests/evaluation/parser.test.ts b/tests/evaluation/parser.test.ts
index 71f000624f..c116a89b26 100644
--- a/tests/evaluation/parser.test.ts
+++ b/tests/evaluation/parser.test.ts
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ describe("Converting AST to string", () => {
   test("Convert strings", () => {
     expect(astToFormula(parse('"R"'))).toBe('"R"');
     expect(astToFormula(parse('"R'))).toBe('"R"');
-    expect(astToFormula(parse('"R\\"'))).toBe('"R\\""');
+    expect(astToFormula(parse('"R\\"'))).toBe('"R\\"');
     expect(astToFormula(parse('CONCAT("R", "EM")'))).toBe('CONCAT("R","EM")');
   });
   test("Convert numbers", () => {