diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py b/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
index f1f2559da9..38b8b5062d 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/search_restriction_mixin.py
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ class CreateVirtualLibrary(QDialog):  # {{{
             you do will only search within the books in the Virtual library. This
             is a good way to partition your large library into smaller and easier to work with subsets.</p>
 
-            <p>For example you can use a Virtual library to only show you books with the tag <i>"Unread"</i>
-            or only books by <i>"My favorite author"</i> or only books in a particular series.</p>
+            <p>For example you can use a Virtual library to only show you books with the tag <i>Unread</i>
+            or only books by <i>My favorite author</i> or only books in a particular series.</p>
 
             <p>More information and examples are available in the
             <a href="%s">User Manual</a>.</p>