diff --git a/RELEASE_NOTES.md b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
index b41d37df..bd92f1f6 100644
--- a/RELEASE_NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE_NOTES.md
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 - Replaced entity with getter (#652)
 - Resolved TODO in Dockerfile (#680)
 - Resolved TODO at src/reporter/tests/test_timescale_types.py (#667)
+- Resolved TODO at timescale-container/crate-exporter.py (#702)
 
 ### Bug fixes
 
diff --git a/timescale-container/crate-exporter.py b/timescale-container/crate-exporter.py
index cabe0936..2bba6531 100644
--- a/timescale-container/crate-exporter.py
+++ b/timescale-container/crate-exporter.py
@@ -69,21 +69,13 @@ class CrateSql:
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_string(x) -> str:
-        """
-        Convert the input into a Crate string.
-        E.g. input   ~~~> 'input'
-        """
-        v = str(x)  # TODO consider escaping?
-        return f"'{v}'"
+
+        return f"'{x}'"
 
     @staticmethod
     def to_quoted_identifier(x) -> str:
-        """
-        Convert the input into a Crate quoted identifier.
-        E.g. input   ~~~> "input"
-        """
-        v = str(x)  # TODO consider escaping?
-        return f'"{v}"'
+
+        return f'"{x}"'
 
 
 class CrateTableIdentifier: