diff --git a/common/src/main/java/json/org/json/JSONObject.java b/common/src/main/java/json/org/json/JSONObject.java
index 5678fff9c..633cf05e9 100644
--- a/common/src/main/java/json/org/json/JSONObject.java
+++ b/common/src/main/java/json/org/json/JSONObject.java
@@ -963,12 +963,6 @@ public static String quote(String string) {
                 sb.append('\\');
                 sb.append(c);
                 break;
-            case '/':
-                if (b == '<') {
-                    sb.append('\\');
-                }
-                sb.append(c);
-                break;
             case '\b':
                 sb.append("\\b");
                 break;