diff --git a/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py b/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
index ecff0ea..7417e95 100644
--- a/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
+++ b/IPython/core/tests/test_alias.py
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ def test_alias_args_error():
     
 def test_alias_args_commented():
     """Check that alias correctly ignores 'commented out' args"""
-    _ip.magic('alias commetarg echo this is %%s a "commented out" arg')
+    _ip.magic('alias commetarg echo this is %%s a commented out arg')
     
     with capture_output() as cap:
         _ip.run_cell('commetarg')
     
-    nt.assert_equal(cap.stdout, 'this is %s a "commented out" arg')
+    nt.assert_equal(cap.stdout, 'this is %s a commented out arg')
 
 def test_alias_args_commented_nargs():
     """Check that alias correctly counts args, excluding those commented out"""