diff --git a/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb b/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb
index 0ba1897..863d8d0 100644
--- a/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb
+++ b/lib/twine/stringsfile.rb
@@ -148,9 +148,8 @@ module Twine
             if match
               key = match[1].strip
               value = match[2].strip
-              if value[0,1] == '`' && value[-1,1] == '`'
-                value = value[1..-2]
-              end
+              
+              value = value[1..-2] if value[0] == '`' && value[-1] == '`'
 
               case key
               when 'comment'