diff --git a/components/mediation/mediators/dataservices-mediator/org.wso2.micro.integrator.mediator.dataservice/src/main/java/org/wso2/micro/integrator/mediator/dataservice/DataServiceCallMediator.java b/components/mediation/mediators/dataservices-mediator/org.wso2.micro.integrator.mediator.dataservice/src/main/java/org/wso2/micro/integrator/mediator/dataservice/DataServiceCallMediator.java
index 24b24b725b..314daed911 100644
--- a/components/mediation/mediators/dataservices-mediator/org.wso2.micro.integrator.mediator.dataservice/src/main/java/org/wso2/micro/integrator/mediator/dataservice/DataServiceCallMediator.java
+++ b/components/mediation/mediators/dataservices-mediator/org.wso2.micro.integrator.mediator.dataservice/src/main/java/org/wso2/micro/integrator/mediator/dataservice/DataServiceCallMediator.java
@@ -312,7 +312,6 @@ private void addParams(Param param, OMElement payload, MessageContext msgCtx) {
                     !isJson(paramValue.trim(), param.getParamExpression())) {
                 paramValue = escapeXMLEnvelope(msgCtx, paramValue);
             }
-            paramValue = Matcher.quoteReplacement(paramValue);
         }
         omElement.setText(paramValue);
         payload.addChild(omElement);