diff --git a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/hellbender/cmdline/CommandLineProgram.java b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/hellbender/cmdline/CommandLineProgram.java
index 182f4522fba..fadea828ace 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/hellbender/cmdline/CommandLineProgram.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/broadinstitute/hellbender/cmdline/CommandLineProgram.java
@@ -193,8 +193,6 @@ else if(!tempFile.canExecute()) {
                 );
             }
 
-
-
             System.setProperty("java.io.tmpdir", IOUtils.getAbsolutePathWithoutFileProtocol(p));
         } catch (final AccessDeniedException | NoSuchFileException e) {
             // TODO: it may be that the program does not need a tmp dir