diff --git a/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md b/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md
index 786a741dbfa..de16637a362 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes/.FSharp.Compiler.Service/8.0.300.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 * Fix discriminated union initialization. ([#PR 16661](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16661))
 * Allow calling method with both Optional and ParamArray. ([#PR 16688](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16688), [suggestions #1120](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/1120))
 * Enforce AttributeTargets on let values and functions. ([PR #16692](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16692))
+* Pretty naming: remove extra checks in `AddBackticksToIdentifierIfNeeded` ([PR #16614](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16614))
 
 ### Added
 
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@
 * Allow returning bool instead of unit option for partial active patterns. ([Language suggestion #1041](https://github.com/fsharp/fslang-suggestions/issues/1041), [PR #16473](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16473))
 * Symbols: Add GenericArguments to FSharpEntity ([PR #16470](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16470))
 
+
 ### Changed
 
 * Autogenerated .Is* members for unions skipped for single-case unions. ([PR 16571](https://github.com/dotnet/fsharp/pull/16571))
diff --git a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fs b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fs
index 3000297d866..12e0a84d7f1 100755
--- a/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fs
+++ b/src/Compiler/SyntaxTree/PrettyNaming.fs
@@ -529,11 +529,7 @@ let DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks (name: string) : bool =
 
 /// A utility to help determine if an identifier needs to be quoted
 let AddBackticksToIdentifierIfNeeded (name: string) : string =
-    if
-        DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks name
-        && not (name.StartsWithOrdinal("`"))
-        && not (name.EndsWithOrdinal("`"))
-    then
+    if DoesIdentifierNeedBackticks name then
         "``" + name + "``"
     else
         name