diff --git a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
index 1a3babf..463cd68 100644
--- a/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
+++ b/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/ClosedXML/Excel/XLWorkbook_Load.cs
@@ -1376,10 +1376,7 @@
                                 && (conditionalFormat.ConditionalFormatType == XLConditionalFormatType.CellIs
                                 || conditionalFormat.ConditionalFormatType == XLConditionalFormatType.Expression))
                             {
-                                String val = formula.Text.Replace("\"\"", "\"");
-                                //if (val.StartsWith("\"")) val = val.Substring(1, val.Length - 2);
-
-                                conditionalFormat.Values.Add(GetFormula( val ));
+                                conditionalFormat.Values.Add(GetFormula(formula.Text));
                             }
                         }
                     }