diff --git a/src/widget_code_input/utils.py b/src/widget_code_input/utils.py
index 6670075..6af837c 100644
--- a/src/widget_code_input/utils.py
+++ b/src/widget_code_input/utils.py
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ def build_pre_body(signature, docstring, indent_level=4):
 
     return "{}\n{}".format(
         signature,
-        prepend_indent('' if docstring is None else '"""{}"""'.format(docstring),
+        prepend_indent('' if docstring is None else docstring,
                        indent_level=indent_level),
     )