diff --git a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/importers/ImporterUtilities.java b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/importers/ImporterUtilities.java
index 1c62e2913..931f684aa 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/importers/ImporterUtilities.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/metaweb/gridworks/importers/ImporterUtilities.java
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ public class ImporterUtilities {
     static public Serializable parseCellValue(String text) {
         if (text.length() > 0) {
             if (text.length() > 1 && text.startsWith("\"") && text.endsWith("\"")) {
-                return text.substring(1, text.length() - 1); // FIXME is this a good assumption?
-                // what about the following string: '"To be" is almost always followed by "or not to be"'.
-                // This would be emitted as: 'To be" is almost always followed by "or not to be'
+                return text.substring(1, text.length() - 1);
             }
 
             try {
diff --git a/tests/java/src/com/metaweb/gridworks/tests/importers/TsvCsvImporterTests.java b/tests/java/src/com/metaweb/gridworks/tests/importers/TsvCsvImporterTests.java
index 6c481cea5..7ad9b5221 100644
--- a/tests/java/src/com/metaweb/gridworks/tests/importers/TsvCsvImporterTests.java
+++ b/tests/java/src/com/metaweb/gridworks/tests/importers/TsvCsvImporterTests.java
@@ -32,16 +32,19 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
 
     //System Under Test
     TsvCsvImporter SUT = null;
+    RowParser parser = null;
 
     //mock dependencies
     Project project = null;
     Properties properties = null;
 
+
     @BeforeMethod
     public void SetUp(){
         SUT = new TsvCsvImporter();
         project = new Project(); //FIXME - should we try and use mock(Project.class); - seems unnecessary complexity
         properties = mock(Properties.class);
+        parser = new CSVRowParser();
     }
 
     @AfterMethod
@@ -54,12 +57,9 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     @Test
     public void readJustColumns(){
         String input = "col1,col2,col3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
 
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 1, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 1, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -74,11 +74,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     public void readSimpleData_CSV_1Header_1Row(){
         String input = "col1,col2,col3\n" +
                        "data1,data2,data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 1, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 1, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -94,14 +91,12 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
         Assert.assertEquals(project.rows.get(0).cells.get(2).value, "data3");
     }
 
-    // dfhuynh
     @Test
     public void readSimpleData_TSV_1Header_1Row(){
         String input = "col1\tcol2\tcol3\n" +
                        "data1\tdata2\tdata3";
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 1, false);
             SUT.read(null, lnReader, project, "\t", -1, 0, 0, 1, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -120,11 +115,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     @Test
     public void readSimpleData_0Header_1Row(){
         String input = "data1,data2,data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 0, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 0, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -143,11 +135,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     @Test
     public void readDoesNotTrimLeadingTrailingWhitespaceWhenNotGuessingValue(){
         String input = " data1, data2, data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 0, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 0, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -163,11 +152,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     @Test
     public void readTrimsLeadingTrailingWhitespace(){
         String input = " data1, data2, data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 0, true);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 0, true, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -183,11 +169,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     @Test
     public void readCanAddNull(){
         String input = " data1, , data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 0, true);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 0, true, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -205,11 +188,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
         String input = "col1,col2,col3\n" +
                        "sub1,sub2,sub3\n" +
                        "data1,data2,data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 2, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 2, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -229,11 +209,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     public void readSimpleData_RowLongerThanHeader(){
         String input = "col1,col2,col3\n" +
         "data1,data2,data3,data4,data5,data6";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 0, 1, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 1, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -259,7 +236,6 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     public void readQuotedData(){
         String input = "col1,col2,col3\n" +
                        "\"\"\"To Be\"\" is often followed by \"\"or not To Be\"\"\",data2";
-
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
             SUT.read(null, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 1, false, true);
@@ -281,11 +257,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
         String input = "ignore1\n" +
                        "col1,col2,col3\n" +
                        "data1,data2,data3";
-      //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 0, 1, 1, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 1, 1, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -306,11 +279,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
         String input = "col1,col2,col3\n" +
                        "skip1\n" +
                        "data1,data2,data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 1, 0, 1, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 1, 0, 1, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -335,11 +305,8 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
                        "sub1,sub2,sub3\n" +
                        "skip1\n" +
                        "data1,data2,data3";
-        //CSVReader reader = new CSVReader(new StringReader(input));
-        RowParser parser = new CSVRowParser();
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
-            //SUT.read(reader, project, -1, 1, 3, 2, false);
             SUT.read(parser, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 1, 3, 2, false, true);
         } catch (IOException e) {
             Assert.fail();
@@ -367,7 +334,6 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
                        "data-row1-cell1,data-row1-cell2,data-row1-cell3\n" +
                        "data-row2-cell1,data-row2-cell2,\n" + //missing last data point of this row on purpose
                        "data-row3-cell1,data-row3-cell2,data-row1-cell3";
-        
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
             SUT.read(null, lnReader, project, ",", 2, 2, 3, 2, false, true);
@@ -392,7 +358,6 @@ public class TsvCsvImporterTests {
     public void readWithMultiLinedQuotedData(){
         String input = "col1,col2,col3\n" +
         	"\"\"\"To\n Be\"\" is often followed by \"\"or not To\n Be\"\"\",data2";
-        
         LineNumberReader lnReader = new LineNumberReader(new StringReader(input));
         try {
             SUT.read(null, lnReader, project, ",", -1, 0, 0, 1, false, true);