diff --git a/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/SwaggerUIController.java b/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/SwaggerUIController.java
index 14c085c117af72f157d1d7e064f702314cc62fd4..6712f92910e9f5b666b386c6445f7df4b5f65bdc 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/SwaggerUIController.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gov/usgs/earthquake/nshmp/www/SwaggerUIController.java
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ public class SwaggerUIController {
 
   private String getResourceString(String path) throws IOException {
     Optional<URL> resource = loader.getResource(path);
-    resource.get().getContent();
 
     return IOUtils.toString(
         (InputStream) resource.orElseThrow().getContent(),