diff --git a/src/rez/utils/filesystem.py b/src/rez/utils/filesystem.py
index caa996116..c041d9806 100644
--- a/src/rez/utils/filesystem.py
+++ b/src/rez/utils/filesystem.py
@@ -756,4 +756,3 @@ def real_path(path):
     if is_windows and not config.windows_unc_path:
         return os.path.abspath(path)
     return os.path.realpath(path)
-