diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/DataDrivenImportJob.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/DataDrivenImportJob.java
index 172e822b..b21560e7 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/DataDrivenImportJob.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/mapreduce/DataDrivenImportJob.java
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ private void writeAvroSchema(final Schema schema) throws IOException {
 
     LOG.info("Writing Avro schema file: " + schemaFile);
     FileUtils.forceMkdir(schemaFile.getParentFile());
-    FileUtils.writeStringToFile(schemaFile, schema.toString(true), null);
+    FileUtils.writeStringToFile(schemaFile, schema.toString(true));
 
     // Copy schema to code output directory.
     try {