diff --git a/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c b/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c
index 65c423990bc..1bf74dd77ee 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c
+++ b/ext/mysqli/mysqli_api.c
@@ -1343,9 +1343,6 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(mysqli_real_query)
 }
 /* }}} */
 
-# define mysql_real_escape_string_quote(mysql, to, from, length, quote) \
-	mysql_real_escape_string(mysql, to, from, length)
-
 PHP_FUNCTION(mysqli_real_escape_string) {
 	MY_MYSQL	*mysql;
 	zval		*mysql_link = NULL;
@@ -1359,7 +1356,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(mysqli_real_escape_string) {
 	MYSQLI_FETCH_RESOURCE_CONN(mysql, mysql_link, MYSQLI_STATUS_VALID);
 
 	newstr = zend_string_safe_alloc(2, escapestr_len, 0, 0);
-	ZSTR_LEN(newstr) = mysql_real_escape_string_quote(mysql->mysql, ZSTR_VAL(newstr), escapestr, escapestr_len, '\'');
+	ZSTR_LEN(newstr) = mysql_real_escape_string(mysql->mysql, ZSTR_VAL(newstr), escapestr, escapestr_len);
 	newstr = zend_string_truncate(newstr, ZSTR_LEN(newstr), 0);
 
 	RETURN_NEW_STR(newstr);