diff --git a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/refdata/rodFLT.java b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/refdata/rodFLT.java
index c0f963346..82bb07cf3 100755
--- a/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/refdata/rodFLT.java
+++ b/java/src/org/broadinstitute/sting/gatk/refdata/rodFLT.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@ public class rodFLT extends TabularROD implements SNPCallFromGenotypes {
         sb.append(getRefSnpFWD() + "\t-1\t-1\t" + getAltBasesFWD());
         for (int i=0; i < 12; i++)
             sb.append("\t0");
-        sb.append("\n");
         return sb.toString();
     }