diff --git a/classpath/java/net/URLStreamHandler.java b/classpath/java/net/URLStreamHandler.java
index 2505408921..f3f64340c6 100644
--- a/classpath/java/net/URLStreamHandler.java
+++ b/classpath/java/net/URLStreamHandler.java
@@ -72,9 +72,6 @@ public abstract class URLStreamHandler {
       }
     }
     if (url.getFile() != null) {
-      if (url.getHost() != null) {
-        sb.append("/");
-      }
       sb.append(url.getFile());
     }
     return sb.toString();