diff --git a/org.eclipse.virgo.repository/src/main/java/org/eclipse/virgo/repository/configuration/WatchedStorageRepositoryConfiguration.java b/org.eclipse.virgo.repository/src/main/java/org/eclipse/virgo/repository/configuration/WatchedStorageRepositoryConfiguration.java
index b8d17ca..e060aa6 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.virgo.repository/src/main/java/org/eclipse/virgo/repository/configuration/WatchedStorageRepositoryConfiguration.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.virgo.repository/src/main/java/org/eclipse/virgo/repository/configuration/WatchedStorageRepositoryConfiguration.java
@@ -90,7 +90,6 @@
         } else {
             try {
                 File wdFile = new File(watchDirPath);
-                wdFile.getCanonicalPath();
                 if (!wdFile.exists()) return wdFile;
                 if (wdFile.isDirectory()) return wdFile;
             } catch (Exception e) { }