diff --git a/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/PropertiesUtils.java b/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/PropertiesUtils.java
index 3beae772..0ea73e06 100644
--- a/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/PropertiesUtils.java
+++ b/sdk-commons/src/main/java/org/openmrs/maven/plugins/utility/PropertiesUtils.java
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
 public class PropertiesUtils {
 
 	private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PropertiesUtils.class);
-	private static final String SDK_PROPERTIES_COMMENT = "SDK Properties file";
 
 	/**
 	 * Loads properties from a given file
@@ -264,7 +263,7 @@ public static Properties getSdkProperties() throws MojoExecutionException {
 	public static void savePropertiesChangesToFile(Properties properties, File file)
 			throws MojoExecutionException {
 		try (OutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(file)) {
-			properties.store(fos, SDK_PROPERTIES_COMMENT);
+			properties.store(fos, "SDK Properties file");
 		}
 		catch (IOException e) {
 			throw new MojoExecutionException(