diff --git a/src/libexpr/eval.cc b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
index af9d037ec..0b4243670 100644
--- a/src/libexpr/eval.cc
+++ b/src/libexpr/eval.cc
@@ -121,13 +121,7 @@ void Value::print(const SymbolTable & symbols, std::ostream & str,
         else {
             str << "{ ";
             for (auto & i : attrs->lexicographicOrder(symbols)) {
-                // Quote reserved keywords so that the output can be
-                // re-evaluated later without upsetting the lexer.
-                if (isReservedKeyword(symbols[i->name])) {
-                    str << "\"" << symbols[i->name] << "\" = ";
-                } else {
-                    str << symbols[i->name] << " = ";
-                }
+                str << symbols[i->name] << " = ";
                 i->value->print(symbols, str, seen);
                 str << "; ";
             }
diff --git a/tests/eval.sh b/tests/eval.sh
index 8e694c327..0c1b2cf3a 100644
--- a/tests/eval.sh
+++ b/tests/eval.sh
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ nix eval --expr 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 [[ $(nix eval attr -f "./eval.nix") == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval attr --json -f "./eval.nix") == '{"foo":"bar"}' ]]
 [[ $(nix eval int -f - < "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
-[[ $(nix eval --expr '{"assert"=1;bar=2;}') == '{ "assert" = 1; bar = 2; }' ]]
+[[ "$(nix eval --expr '{"assert"=1;bar=2;}')" == '{ "assert" = 1; bar = 2; }' ]]
 
 # Check if toFile can be utilized during restricted eval
 [[ $(nix eval --restrict-eval --expr 'import (builtins.toFile "source" "42")') == 42 ]]
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ nix-instantiate --eval -E 'assert 1 + 2 == 3; true'
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval "./eval.nix") == '{ foo = "bar"; }' ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A attr --eval --json "./eval.nix") == '{"foo":"bar"}' ]]
 [[ $(nix-instantiate -A int --eval - < "./eval.nix") == 123 ]]
-[[ $(nix-instantiate --eval -E '{"assert"=1;bar=2;}') == '{ "assert" = 1; bar = 2; }' ]]
+[[ "$(nix-instantiate --eval -E '{"assert"=1;bar=2;}')" == '{ "assert" = 1; bar = 2; }' ]]
 
 # Check that symlink cycles don't cause a hang.
 ln -sfn cycle.nix $TEST_ROOT/cycle.nix