diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java
index 3b32eab..17c2f73 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONParserConfiguration.java
@@ -6,12 +6,10 @@ package org.json;
 public class JSONParserConfiguration extends ParserConfiguration {
 
     /** Original Configuration of the JSON Parser. */
-    public static final JSONParserConfiguration ORIGINAL
-        = new JSONParserConfiguration();
+    public static final JSONParserConfiguration ORIGINAL = new JSONParserConfiguration();
 
     /** Original configuration of the JSON Parser except that values are kept as strings. */
-    public static final JSONParserConfiguration KEEP_STRINGS
-        = new JSONParserConfiguration().withKeepStrings(true);
+    public static final JSONParserConfiguration KEEP_STRINGS = new JSONParserConfiguration().withKeepStrings(true);
 
     /**
      * Used to indicate whether to overwrite duplicate key or not.
@@ -97,24 +95,6 @@ public class JSONParserConfiguration extends ParserConfiguration {
         return clone;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Allows single quotes mode configuration for JSON parser when strictMode is on.
-     * <p>
-     * If this option is set to true when strict Mode is enabled, the parser will allow single quoted fields.
-     * <p>
-     * This option is false by default.
-     *
-     * @param mode a boolean value indicating whether single quotes should be allowed or not
-     * @return a new JSONParserConfiguration instance with the updated strict mode setting
-     */
-    public JSONParserConfiguration allowSingleQuotes(final boolean mode) {
-        JSONParserConfiguration clone = this.clone();
-        clone.strictMode = this.strictMode;
-        clone.allowSingleQuotes = mode;
-
-        return clone;
-    }
-
     /**
      * The parser's behavior when meeting duplicate keys, controls whether the parser should
      * overwrite duplicate keys or not.
@@ -138,14 +118,4 @@ public class JSONParserConfiguration extends ParserConfiguration {
     public boolean isStrictMode() {
         return this.strictMode;
     }
-
-    /**
-     * Retrieves the allow single quotes option.
-     * <p>
-     * Allow Single Quotes, when enabled during strict mode, instructs the parser to allow single quoted JSON fields.
-     * The parser will not throw a JSONException if compliant single quoted fields are found in the JSON structure.
-     *
-     * @return the current allow single quotes setting.
-     */
-    public boolean isAllowSingleQuotes() {return this.allowSingleQuotes;}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONTokener.java b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONTokener.java
index 36352ad..b825ee2 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/json/JSONTokener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/json/JSONTokener.java
@@ -472,9 +472,8 @@ public class JSONTokener {
 
     Object nextSimpleValue(char c, JSONParserConfiguration jsonParserConfiguration) {
         boolean strictMode = jsonParserConfiguration.isStrictMode();
-        boolean allowSingleQuotes = jsonParserConfiguration.isAllowSingleQuotes();
 
-        if(strictMode && !allowSingleQuotes && c == '\''){
+        if(strictMode && c == '\''){
             throw this.syntaxError("Single quote wrap not allowed in strict mode");
         }
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONParserConfigurationTest.java b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONParserConfigurationTest.java
index 64723c7..1ce289e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONParserConfigurationTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/json/junit/JSONParserConfigurationTest.java
@@ -118,24 +118,36 @@ public class JSONParserConfigurationTest {
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void givenUnbalancedQuotes_testStrictModeTrueAndAllowSingleQuotes_shouldThrowJsonExceptionWtihConcreteErrorDescription() {
+    public void givenNonCompliantQuotes_testStrictModeTrue_shouldThrowJsonExceptionWithConcreteErrorDescription() {
         JSONParserConfiguration jsonParserConfiguration = new JSONParserConfiguration()
-            .withStrictMode(true).allowSingleQuotes(true);
+            .withStrictMode(true);
 
         String testCaseOne = "[\"abc', \"test\"]";
         String testCaseTwo = "['abc\", \"test\"]";
+        String testCaseThree = "['abc']";
+        String testCaseFour = "[{'testField': \"testValue\"}]";
 
         JSONException jeOne = assertThrows(JSONException.class,
             () -> new JSONArray(testCaseOne, jsonParserConfiguration));
         JSONException jeTwo = assertThrows(JSONException.class,
             () -> new JSONArray(testCaseTwo, jsonParserConfiguration));
+        JSONException jeThree = assertThrows(JSONException.class,
+            () -> new JSONArray(testCaseThree, jsonParserConfiguration));
+        JSONException jeFour = assertThrows(JSONException.class,
+            () -> new JSONArray(testCaseFour, jsonParserConfiguration));
 
         assertEquals(
             "Field contains unbalanced quotes. Starts with \" but ends with single quote. at 6 [character 7 line 1]",
             jeOne.getMessage());
         assertEquals(
-            "Field contains unbalanced quotes. Starts with ' but ends with double quote. at 6 [character 7 line 1]",
+            "Single quote wrap not allowed in strict mode at 2 [character 3 line 1]",
             jeTwo.getMessage());
+        assertEquals(
+            "Single quote wrap not allowed in strict mode at 2 [character 3 line 1]",
+            jeThree.getMessage());
+        assertEquals(
+            "Single quote wrap not allowed in strict mode at 3 [character 4 line 1]",
+            jeFour.getMessage());
     }
 
     @Test