diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 8dc2ee0cf7..6a285bfd21 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ sub unquote_rfc2047 {
 		s/_/ /g;
 		s/=([0-9A-F]{2})/chr(hex($1))/eg;
 	}
-	return "$_ - unquoted";
+	return "$_";
 }
 
 sub send_message