diff --git a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PhpSymfonyServerCodegen.java b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PhpSymfonyServerCodegen.java
index bfc5a4593b9..f3324629b45 100644
--- a/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PhpSymfonyServerCodegen.java
+++ b/modules/openapi-generator/src/main/java/org/openapitools/codegen/languages/PhpSymfonyServerCodegen.java
@@ -416,14 +416,6 @@ public class PhpSymfonyServerCodegen extends AbstractPhpCodegen implements Codeg
                 if (param.isContainer) {
                     param.vendorExtensions.put("x-comment-type", param.dataType + "[]");
                 }
-
-                // Quote default values for strings
-                // @todo: The default values for headers, forms and query params are handled
-                //        in DefaultCodegen fromParameter with no real possibility to override
-                //        the functionality. Thus we are handling quoting of string values here
-                if ("string".equals(param.dataType) && param.defaultValue != null && !param.defaultValue.isEmpty()) {
-                    param.defaultValue = "'" + param.defaultValue + "'";
-                }
             }
 
             // Create a variable to display the correct return type in comments for interfaces