Index: lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java
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diff -u -r1cd4b23e16f8e4c341012698ddf539f8ee6bdf95 -rbd997a0d0ffc3d23099584001434a745c286e6f5
--- lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision 1cd4b23e16f8e4c341012698ddf539f8ee6bdf95)
+++ lams_tool_assessment/src/java/org/lamsfoundation/lams/tool/assessment/service/AssessmentServiceImpl.java	(.../AssessmentServiceImpl.java)	(revision bd997a0d0ffc3d23099584001434a745c286e6f5)
@@ -851,11 +851,10 @@
 		    Collection<String> optionAnswers = AssessmentEscapeUtils.normaliseVSOption(optionDto.getName());
 		    boolean isAnswerMatchedCurrentOption = false;
 		    for (String optionAnswer : optionAnswers) {
-			String normalisedOptionAnswer = AssessmentEscapeUtils.normaliseVSAnswer(optionAnswer);
 
 			// check is item unraveled
-			if (isQuestionCaseSensitive ? normalisedQuestionAnswer.equals(normalisedOptionAnswer)
-				: normalisedQuestionAnswer.equalsIgnoreCase(normalisedOptionAnswer)) {
+			if (isQuestionCaseSensitive ? normalisedQuestionAnswer.equals(optionAnswer)
+				: normalisedQuestionAnswer.equalsIgnoreCase(optionAnswer)) {
 			    isAnswerMatchedCurrentOption = true;
 			    break;
 			}
@@ -1471,17 +1470,6 @@
 	return questionSummary;
     }
 
-    public static boolean isAnswersEqual(AssessmentQuestion question, String answer1, String answer2) {
-	if (answer1 == null || answer2 == null) {
-	    return false;
-	}
-	String normalisedAnswer1 = AssessmentEscapeUtils.normaliseVSAnswer(answer1);
-	String normalisedAnswer2 = AssessmentEscapeUtils.normaliseVSAnswer(answer2);
-
-	return question.getQbQuestion().isCaseSensitive() ? normalisedAnswer1.equals(normalisedAnswer2)
-		: normalisedAnswer1.equalsIgnoreCase(normalisedAnswer2);
-    }
-
     @Override
     public Long allocateAnswerToOption(Long questionUid, Long targetOptionUid, Long previousOptionUid, String answer) {
 	AssessmentQuestion assessmentQuestion = assessmentQuestionDao.getByUid(questionUid);