diff --git a/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java b/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java
index 6e97aea3f..3a9201d98 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/threerings/io/Streamer.java
@@ -199,8 +199,6 @@ public abstract class Streamer
      */
     public abstract void readObject (Object object, ObjectInputStream in, boolean useReader)
         throws IOException, ClassNotFoundException;
-    {
-    }
 
     @Override
     public String toString ()