diff --git a/libkcal/icalformatimpl.cpp b/libkcal/icalformatimpl.cpp
index e4296bce..d8fe62df 100644
--- a/libkcal/icalformatimpl.cpp
+++ b/libkcal/icalformatimpl.cpp
@@ -69,15 +69,6 @@ static void _dumpIcaltime( const icaltimetype& t)
 }
 */
 
-static TQString quoteForParam( const TQString &text )
-{
-  TQString tmp = text;
-  tmp.remove( '"' );
-  if ( tmp.contains( ';' ) || tmp.contains( ':' ) || tmp.contains( ',' ) )
-    return tmp; // libical quotes in this case already, see icalparameter_as_ical_string()
-  return TQString::fromLatin1( "\"" ) + tmp + TQString::fromLatin1( "\"" );
-}
-
 const int gSecondsPerMinute = 60;
 const int gSecondsPerHour   = gSecondsPerMinute * 60;
 const int gSecondsPerDay    = gSecondsPerHour   * 24;
@@ -576,7 +567,7 @@ icalproperty *ICalFormatImpl::writeOrganizer( const Person &organizer )
   icalproperty *p = icalproperty_new_organizer("MAILTO:" + organizer.email().utf8());
 
   if (!organizer.name().isEmpty()) {
-    icalproperty_add_parameter( p, icalparameter_new_cn(quoteForParam(organizer.name()).utf8()) );
+    icalproperty_add_parameter( p, icalparameter_new_cn(organizer.name().utf8()) );
   }
   // TODO: Write dir, sent-by and language
 
@@ -589,7 +580,7 @@ icalproperty *ICalFormatImpl::writeAttendee(Attendee *attendee)
   icalproperty *p = icalproperty_new_attendee("mailto:" + attendee->email().utf8());
 
   if (!attendee->name().isEmpty()) {
-    icalproperty_add_parameter(p,icalparameter_new_cn(quoteForParam(attendee->name()).utf8()));
+    icalproperty_add_parameter(p,icalparameter_new_cn(attendee->name().utf8()));
   }
 
 
@@ -869,7 +860,7 @@ icalcomponent *ICalFormatImpl::writeAlarm(Alarm *alarm)
       for (TQValueList<Person>::Iterator ad = addresses.begin();  ad != addresses.end();  ++ad) {
         icalproperty *p = icalproperty_new_attendee("MAILTO:" + (*ad).email().utf8());
         if (!(*ad).name().isEmpty()) {
-          icalproperty_add_parameter(p,icalparameter_new_cn(quoteForParam((*ad).name()).utf8()));
+          icalproperty_add_parameter(p,icalparameter_new_cn((*ad).name().utf8()));
         }
         icalcomponent_add_property(a,p);
       }