diff --git a/connector/connector-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/connector/jdbc/GenericJdbcExecutor.java b/connector/connector-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/connector/jdbc/GenericJdbcExecutor.java
index 5dc3c0b1..e94a19be 100644
--- a/connector/connector-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/connector/jdbc/GenericJdbcExecutor.java
+++ b/connector/connector-generic-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/sqoop/connector/jdbc/GenericJdbcExecutor.java
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public void deleteTableData(String tableName) {
 
   public void migrateData(String fromTable, String toTable) {
     String insertQuery = "INSERT INTO " + toTable +
-      " ( SELECT * FROM " + fromTable + " )";
+      " SELECT * FROM " + fromTable;
     Statement stmt = null;
     Boolean oldAutoCommit = null;
     try {