diff --git a/tests/test_utils.py b/tests/test_utils.py
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+import pytest
+
+from sqlparse import utils
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value, expected', (
+    [None, None],
+    ['\'foo\'', 'foo'],
+    ['"foo"', 'foo'],
+    ['`foo`', 'foo']))
+def test_remove_quotes(value, expected):
+    assert utils.remove_quotes(value) == expected