diff --git a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/Main.java b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/Main.java
index 8dc8ada4d0c5f4d5cdacdc039ed17b60994deb32..3b03ee70a56ae4c265b0b04d8c664feb092dd1a3 100644
--- a/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/Main.java
+++ b/datamover/source/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/datamover/Main.java
@@ -161,11 +161,8 @@ public final class Main
     private final static void createOutgoingTargetFile(final Parameters parameters)
     {
         final HostAwareFileWithHighwaterMark outgoingTarget = parameters.getOutgoingTarget();
-        final StringBuilder builder = new StringBuilder();
-        builder.append(outgoingTarget.getCanonicalPath()).append('>');
-        builder.append(Math.max(0, outgoingTarget.getHighwaterMark()));
         FileUtilities.writeToFile(createDeleteOnExitFile(DataMover.OUTGOING_TARGET_LOCATION_FILE),
-                builder.toString());
+                outgoingTarget.getCanonicalPath());
     }
 
     private final static File createDeleteOnExitFile(final String fileName)