diff --git a/com.oracle.truffle.r.library/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/library/fastrGrid/device/SVGDevice.java b/com.oracle.truffle.r.library/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/library/fastrGrid/device/SVGDevice.java
index cd82ccda80a24cb1e6dbd302072400114130362b..7f371ad61e39a2cc9428f26b0fa704b2df09ac5f 100644
--- a/com.oracle.truffle.r.library/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/library/fastrGrid/device/SVGDevice.java
+++ b/com.oracle.truffle.r.library/src/com/oracle/truffle/r/library/fastrGrid/device/SVGDevice.java
@@ -271,7 +271,6 @@ public class SVGDevice implements GridDevice, FileGridDevice {
         if (!noFill && !ctx.getFillColor().equals(GridColor.TRANSPARENT)) {
             data.append(';');
             appendStyleColorAttrs("fill", ctx.getFillColor());
-            data.append('\'');
         }
         data.append('\'');
     }