diff --git a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
index d44f93d748..5691a3143c 100644
--- a/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
+++ b/blobstore/src/main/java/org/jclouds/blobstore/config/LocalBlobStore.java
@@ -364,9 +364,7 @@ private SortedSet<StorageMetadata> extractCommonPrefixes(SortedSet<StorageMetada
             o = prefix + o;
          }
          md.setName(o + delimiter);
-         if (!contents.contains(md)) {
-            contents.add(md);
-         }
+         contents.add(md);
       }
       return contents;
    }