diff --git a/lib/tmp.js b/lib/tmp.js
index b41c29d..aeba023 100644
--- a/lib/tmp.js
+++ b/lib/tmp.js
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ function _assertAndSanitizeOptions(options) {
   options.template = _isBlank(options.template) ? undefined : path.relative(options.dir, options.template);
 
   // for completeness' sake only, also keep (multiple) blanks if the user, purportedly sane, requests us to
-  options.name = _isUndefined(options.name) ? undefined : _sanitizeName(options.name);
+  options.name = _isUndefined(options.name) ? undefined : options.name;
   options.prefix = _isUndefined(options.prefix) ? '' : options.prefix;
   options.postfix = _isUndefined(options.postfix) ? '' : options.postfix;
 }
@@ -552,28 +552,13 @@ function _assertAndSanitizeOptions(options) {
  * @private
  */
 function _resolvePath(name, tmpDir) {
-  const sanitizedName = _sanitizeName(name);
-  if (sanitizedName.startsWith(tmpDir)) {
-    return path.resolve(sanitizedName);
+  if (name.startsWith(tmpDir)) {
+    return path.resolve(name);
   } else {
-    return path.resolve(path.join(tmpDir, sanitizedName));
+    return path.resolve(path.join(tmpDir, name));
   }
 }
 
-/**
- * Sanitize the specified path name by removing all quote characters.
- *
- * @param name
- * @returns {string}
- * @private
- */
-function _sanitizeName(name) {
-  if (_isBlank(name)) {
-    return name;
-  }
-  return name.replace(/["']/g, '');
-}
-
 /**
  * Asserts whether specified name is relative to the specified tmpDir.
  *
@@ -663,7 +648,7 @@ function setGracefulCleanup() {
  * @returns {string} the currently configured tmp dir
  */
 function _getTmpDir(options) {
-  return path.resolve(_sanitizeName(options && options.tmpdir || os.tmpdir()));
+  return path.resolve(options && options.tmpdir || os.tmpdir());
 }
 
 // Install process exit listener
diff --git a/test/name-sync-test.js b/test/name-sync-test.js
index 4a686fd..aa08993 100644
--- a/test/name-sync-test.js
+++ b/test/name-sync-test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 const
   assert = require('assert'),
   os = require('os'),
+  path = require('path'),
   inbandStandardTests = require('./name-inband-standard'),
   tmp = require('../lib/tmp');
 
@@ -53,30 +54,30 @@ describe('tmp', function () {
           }
         });
       });
-      describe('on issue #246', function () {
+      describe('on issue #268', function () {
         const origfn = os.tmpdir;
-        it('must produce correct name on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes double quotes', function () {
+        it(`should not alter ${isWindows ? 'invalid' : 'valid'} path on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes double quotes`, function () {
           const tmpdir = isWindows ? '"C:\\Temp With Spaces"' : '"/tmp with spaces"';
           os.tmpdir = function () {
             return tmpdir;
           };
           const name = tmp.tmpNameSync();
+          const index = name.indexOf(path.sep + tmpdir + path.sep);
           try {
-            assert.ok(name.indexOf('"') === -1);
-            assert.ok(name.startsWith(tmpdir.replace(/["']/g, '')));
+            assert.ok(index > 0, `${tmpdir} should have been a subdirectory name in ${name}`);
           } finally {
             os.tmpdir = origfn;
           }
         });
-        it('must produce correct name on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes single quotes', function () {
+        it('should not alter valid path on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes single quotes', function () {
           const tmpdir = isWindows ? '\'C:\\Temp With Spaces\'' : '\'/tmp with spaces\'';
           os.tmpdir = function () {
             return tmpdir;
           };
           const name = tmp.tmpNameSync();
+          const index = name.indexOf(path.sep + tmpdir + path.sep);
           try {
-            assert.ok(name.indexOf('\'') === -1);
-            assert.ok(name.startsWith(tmpdir.replace(/["']/g, '')));
+            assert.ok(index > 0, `${tmpdir} should have been a subdirectory name in ${name}`);
           } finally {
             os.tmpdir = origfn;
           }
diff --git a/test/name-test.js b/test/name-test.js
index 746dfa0..4aac4f8 100644
--- a/test/name-test.js
+++ b/test/name-test.js
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 const
   assert = require('assert'),
   os = require('os'),
+  path = require('path'),
   inbandStandardTests = require('./name-inband-standard'),
   tmp = require('../lib/tmp');
 
@@ -63,15 +64,15 @@ describe('tmp', function () {
           });
         });
       });
-      describe('on issue #246', function () {
+      describe('on issue #268', function () {
         const origfn = os.tmpdir;
-        it('must produce correct name on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes double quotes', function (done) {
+        it(`should not alter ${isWindows ? 'invalid' : 'valid'} path on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes double quotes`, function (done) {
           const tmpdir = isWindows ? '"C:\\Temp With Spaces"' : '"/tmp with spaces"';
           os.tmpdir = function () { return tmpdir; };
           tmp.tmpName(function (err, name) {
+            const index = name.indexOf(path.sep + tmpdir + path.sep);
             try {
-              assert.ok(name.indexOf('"') === -1);
-              assert.ok(name.startsWith(tmpdir.replace(/["']/g, '')));
+              assert.ok(index > 0, `${tmpdir} should have been a subdirectory name in ${name}`);
             } catch (err) {
               return done(err);
             } finally {
@@ -80,13 +81,13 @@ describe('tmp', function () {
             done();
           });
         });
-        it('must produce correct name on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes single quotes', function (done) {
+        it('should not alter valid path on os.tmpdir() returning path that includes single quotes', function (done) {
           const tmpdir = isWindows ? '\'C:\\Temp With Spaces\'' : '\'/tmp with spaces\'';
           os.tmpdir = function () { return tmpdir; };
           tmp.tmpName(function (err, name) {
+            const index = name.indexOf(path.sep + tmpdir + path.sep);
             try {
-              assert.ok(name.indexOf('\'') === -1);
-              assert.ok(name.startsWith(tmpdir.replace(/["']/g, '')));
+              assert.ok(index > 0, `${tmpdir} should have been a subdirectory name in ${name}`);
             } catch (err) {
               return done(err);
             } finally {