diff --git a/lib/puppet/functions/postgresql/postgresql_password.rb b/lib/puppet/functions/postgresql/postgresql_password.rb
index ef899254da..a444d5cd01 100644
--- a/lib/puppet/functions/postgresql/postgresql_password.rb
+++ b/lib/puppet/functions/postgresql/postgresql_password.rb
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   end
 
   def default_impl(username, password, sensitive = false, hash = nil, salt = nil)
-    hash = call_function(:'postgresql::default', 'password_encryption') if hash.nil?
+    hash = call_function('postgresql::default', 'password_encryption') if hash.nil?
     password = password.unwrap if password.respond_to?(:unwrap)
     if password.is_a?(String) && password.match?(%r{^(md5[0-9a-f]{32}$|SCRAM-SHA-256\$)})
       return Puppet::Pops::Types::PSensitiveType::Sensitive.new(password) if sensitive