diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ExportTool.java b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ExportTool.java
index 6ac3a89e..4965e218 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ExportTool.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/sqoop/tool/ExportTool.java
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ public void applyOptions(CommandLine in, SqoopOptions out)
       applyNewUpdateOptions(in, out);
       applyInputFormatOptions(in, out);
       applyOutputFormatOptions(in, out);
-      applyOutputFormatOptions(in, out);
       applyCodeGenOptions(in, out, false);
     } catch (NumberFormatException nfe) {
       throw new InvalidOptionsException("Error: expected numeric argument.\n"