diff --git a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/metadata/PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister.java b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/metadata/PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister.java
index a49e5e159f..52e251704a 100644
--- a/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/metadata/PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister.java
+++ b/spring-integration-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/integration/endpoint/metadata/PropertiesBasedMetadataPersister.java
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import java.util.concurrent.Executor;
 /**
  * Implementation of {@link org.springframework.integration.endpoint.metadata.MetadataPersister} that knows how to write metadata
  * to a {@link java.util.Properties} instance.
- * <p/>
+ * 
  *
  *
  * TODO could this perhaps participate or at least be aware of our transaction synchronization mechanism? IE: no guarantees, but we at least try to write on commit()s?