diff --git a/mod/scorm/datamodels/aicclib.php b/mod/scorm/datamodels/aicclib.php
index 354018c78f3..d06cd5ca498 100644
--- a/mod/scorm/datamodels/aicclib.php
+++ b/mod/scorm/datamodels/aicclib.php
@@ -251,8 +251,12 @@ function scorm_parse_aicc(&$scorm) {
             $regexp = scorm_forge_cols_regexp($columns->columns, '(.+),');
             for ($i = 1; $i < count($rows); $i++) {
                 if (preg_match($regexp, $rows[$i], $matches)) {
-                    $elementid = substr(trim($matches[$columns->mastercol + 1]), 1, -1);
-                    $prereq = substr(trim($matches[2 - $columns->mastercol]), 1, -1);
+                    $elementid = trim($matches[$columns->mastercol + 1]);
+                    $elementid = trim(trim($elementid, '"'), "'"); // Remove any quotes.
+
+                    $prereq = trim($matches[2 - $columns->mastercol]);
+                    $prereq = trim(trim($prereq, '"'), "'"); // Remove any quotes.
+
                     $courses[$courseid]->elements[$elementid]->prerequisites = $prereq;
                 }
             }