diff --git a/nars_core/nars/entity/Stamp.java b/nars_core/nars/entity/Stamp.java
index 0bd4ff802eda49c7ba3f69cf5ecb3114654b1a6f..58e8ed85dcfe1fcd292839c62dd53f2968f7cdf3 100644
--- a/nars_core/nars/entity/Stamp.java
+++ b/nars_core/nars/entity/Stamp.java
@@ -443,8 +443,6 @@ public class Stamp implements Cloneable, Serializable {
                 buffer.append(Long.toString(evidentialBase[i]));
                 if (i < (baseLength - 1)) {
                     buffer.append(Symbols.STAMP_SEPARATOR);
-                } else {
-                    buffer.append(' ').append(Symbols.STAMP_STARTER).append(' ');
                 }
             }
             buffer.append(Symbols.STAMP_CLOSER).append(' ');