diff --git a/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/support/DefaultHttpHeaderMapperFromMessageInboundTests.java b/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/support/DefaultHttpHeaderMapperFromMessageInboundTests.java
index 3dcd35f661..8a9bbfdd11 100644
--- a/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/support/DefaultHttpHeaderMapperFromMessageInboundTests.java
+++ b/spring-integration-http/src/test/java/org/springframework/integration/http/support/DefaultHttpHeaderMapperFromMessageInboundTests.java
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ public class DefaultHttpHeaderMapperFromMessageInboundTests {
 	public void validateETag(){
 		HeaderMapper<HttpHeaders> mapper  = DefaultHttpHeaderMapper.inboundMapper();
 		Map<String, Object> messageHeaders = new HashMap<String, Object>();
-		messageHeaders.put("ETag", "\"1234\"");
+		messageHeaders.put("ETag", "1234");
 		HttpHeaders headers = new HttpHeaders();
 		
 		mapper.fromHeaders(new MessageHeaders(messageHeaders), headers);
-		assertEquals("\"1234\"", headers.getETag());
+		assertEquals("1234", headers.getETag());
 	}
 	
 	// Expires tests