diff --git a/bin/build.py b/bin/build.py
index 4e3748e..c5a7853 100755
--- a/bin/build.py
+++ b/bin/build.py
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ def hyphenate(node):
          pass
 
    # add none breaking spaces
-   nbspzr_before = ['"', '»', '\!', '\?', ':', ';']
+   nbspzr_before = ['»', '\!', '\?', ':', ';']
    for char in nbspzr_before:
       nodestr = re.sub(r'('+char+')\s(\w)', r'\1 \2', nodestr)
 
-   nbspzr_after = ['"', '«']
+   nbspzr_after = ['«']
    for char in nbspzr_after:
       nodestr = re.sub(r'(\w)\s('+char+')', r'\1 \2', nodestr)