diff --git a/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp b/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
index f1aa04b5..25320160 100644
--- a/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
+++ b/include/CLI/StringTools.hpp
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> inline split_up(std::string str) {
                 output.push_back(str.substr(1,end-1));
                 str = str.substr(end+1);
             } else {
-                output.push_back(str);
+                output.push_back(str.substr(1));
                 str = "";
             }
         } else if(str[0] == '\"') {
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ std::vector<std::string> inline split_up(std::string str) {
                 output.push_back(str.substr(1,end-1));
                 str = str.substr(end+1);
             } else {
-                output.push_back(str);
+                output.push_back(str.substr(1));
                 str = "";
             }
 
diff --git a/tests/HelpersTest.cpp b/tests/HelpersTest.cpp
index 6c067f3f..b9ae91cd 100644
--- a/tests/HelpersTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/HelpersTest.cpp
@@ -298,12 +298,12 @@ TEST(SplitUp, Spaces) {
 }
 
 TEST(SplitUp, BadStrings) {
-    std::vector<std::string> oput = {"one", "\"  two three"};
+    std::vector<std::string> oput = {"one", "  two three"};
     std::string orig {"  one  \"  two three "};
     std::vector<std::string> result = CLI::detail::split_up(orig);
     EXPECT_EQ(oput, result);
 
-    oput = {"one", "\'  two three"};
+    oput = {"one", "  two three"};
     orig =  "  one  \'  two three ";
     result = CLI::detail::split_up(orig);
     EXPECT_EQ(oput, result);
diff --git a/tests/IniTest.cpp b/tests/IniTest.cpp
index 16c532f5..38835865 100644
--- a/tests/IniTest.cpp
+++ b/tests/IniTest.cpp
@@ -331,8 +331,3 @@ TEST_F(TApp, IniOutputFlag) {
     EXPECT_THAT(str, Not(HasSubstr("nothing=")));
 
 }
-
-TEST_F(TApp, IniSpaces) {
-
-
-}