diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java
index 824421b480e..993f137f389 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/src/org/eclipse/rse/internal/services/dstore/files/DStoreHostFile.java
@@ -354,11 +354,9 @@ public class DStoreHostFile implements IHostFile, IHostFilePermissionsContainer
 	{
 		if (attributes != null)
 		{
-			synchronized (attributes){
-				String[] str = attributes.split("\\"+IServiceConstants.TOKEN_SEPARATOR); //$NON-NLS-1$
-				if (str.length > index){
-					return str[index];
-				}
+			String[] str = attributes.split("\\"+IServiceConstants.TOKEN_SEPARATOR); //$NON-NLS-1$
+			if (str.length > index){
+				return str[index];
 			}
 		}
 		return null;