diff --git a/mustache.js b/mustache.js
index e19109f..35a8976 100644
--- a/mustache.js
+++ b/mustache.js
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ var Mustache = function() {
     */
     escape: function(s) {
       s = String(s === null ? "" : s);
-      return s.replace(/&(?!\w+;)|["''<>\\]/g, function(s) {
+      return s.replace(/&(?!\w+;)|["'<>\\]/g, function(s) {
         switch(s) {
         case "&": return "&amp;";
         case "\\": return "\\\\";