diff --git a/modules/throttle.module b/modules/throttle.module
index dcf2e00d10a557cd64517d37adccdf64d7ddbfc1..78ace23a263f4647dd71b3b6615f58f0843eabc0 100644
--- a/modules/throttle.module
+++ b/modules/throttle.module
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ function _throttle_update($hits) {
   // log the change
   if ($throttle_new < $throttle) {
     variable_set('throttle_level', $throttle - 1);
-    watchdog($type, "throttle: '$hits' hits in past minute; throttle decreased to level ". ($throttle - 1));
+    watchdog($type, "throttle: $hits hits in past minute; throttle decreased to level ". ($throttle - 1));
   }
   if ($throttle_new > $throttle) {
     variable_set('throttle_level', $throttle + 1);
-    watchdog($type, "throttle: '$hits' hits in past minute; throttle increased to level ". ($throttle + 1));
+    watchdog($type, "throttle: $hits hits in past minute; throttle increased to level ". ($throttle + 1));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/modules/throttle/throttle.module b/modules/throttle/throttle.module
index dcf2e00d10a557cd64517d37adccdf64d7ddbfc1..78ace23a263f4647dd71b3b6615f58f0843eabc0 100644
--- a/modules/throttle/throttle.module
+++ b/modules/throttle/throttle.module
@@ -171,11 +171,11 @@ function _throttle_update($hits) {
   // log the change
   if ($throttle_new < $throttle) {
     variable_set('throttle_level', $throttle - 1);
-    watchdog($type, "throttle: '$hits' hits in past minute; throttle decreased to level ". ($throttle - 1));
+    watchdog($type, "throttle: $hits hits in past minute; throttle decreased to level ". ($throttle - 1));
   }
   if ($throttle_new > $throttle) {
     variable_set('throttle_level', $throttle + 1);
-    watchdog($type, "throttle: '$hits' hits in past minute; throttle increased to level ". ($throttle + 1));
+    watchdog($type, "throttle: $hits hits in past minute; throttle increased to level ". ($throttle + 1));
   }
 }