diff --git a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java
index dd0f79e..ace47a2 100644
--- a/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java
+++ b/asterix-transactions/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/asterix/transaction/management/resource/PersistentLocalResourceRepository.java
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@
     }
 
     private String prepareRootMetaDataFileName(String mountPoint, String nodeId, int ioDeviceId) {
-        return mountPoint + File.separator + ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY + File.separator + 
-                 nodeId + "_" + "iodevice" + ioDeviceId;
+        return mountPoint + ROOT_METADATA_DIRECTORY + File.separator + nodeId + "_" + "iodevice" + ioDeviceId;
     }
 
     public void initialize(String nodeId, String rootDir, boolean isNewUniverse, ResourceIdFactory resourceIdFactory)