diff --git a/com.google.eclipse.protobuf.ui/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/ui/contentassist/ProtobufProposalProvider.java b/com.google.eclipse.protobuf.ui/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/ui/contentassist/ProtobufProposalProvider.java
index 8374bba..a7f3e19 100644
--- a/com.google.eclipse.protobuf.ui/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/ui/contentassist/ProtobufProposalProvider.java
+++ b/com.google.eclipse.protobuf.ui/src/com/google/eclipse/protobuf/ui/contentassist/ProtobufProposalProvider.java
@@ -383,7 +383,7 @@
     String proposalText = displayString + SPACE + EQUAL + SPACE;
     boolean isStringOption = properties.isString(option);
     if (isStringOption) {
-      proposalText = proposalText + EMPTY_STRING + SEMICOLON;
+      proposalText = proposalText + EMPTY_STRING;
     } else if (properties.isBool(option)) {
       proposalText = proposalText + TRUE;
     }