diff --git a/providers/pool.rb b/providers/pool.rb
index 1571c28c..5211c510 100644
--- a/providers/pool.rb
+++ b/providers/pool.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
   if !@current_resource.exists
     cmd = "#{appcmd(node)} add apppool /name:\"#{new_resource.pool_name}\""
     if new_resource.no_managed_code
-      cmd << " /managedRuntimeVersion:\"\""
+      cmd << " /managedRuntimeVersion:"
     else
       cmd << " /managedRuntimeVersion:v#{new_resource.runtime_version}" if new_resource.runtime_version
     end
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ def configure
     end
 
     if new_resource.no_managed_code
-      configure_application_pool(is_new_managed_runtime_version, "managedRuntimeVersion:\"\"")
+      configure_application_pool(is_new_managed_runtime_version, "managedRuntimeVersion:")
     else
       configure_application_pool(new_resource.runtime_version && is_new_managed_runtime_version, "managedRuntimeVersion:v#{new_resource.runtime_version}")
     end