diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d84dbd3874f6757cc6b75447439282c6512f8361..e4ae959ce14b76bcb7c755c394d682d008083f98 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ AppleHealthKit.initHealthKit(HKOPTIONS, (err, res) => {
 
 // when the component where the listener was added unmounts
 // (or whenever the listener should be removed), call the
-// `remove` method of the subscription object.
+// 'remove' method of the subscription object.
 componentWillUnmount() {
   this.sub.remove();
 }