diff --git a/apis/chef/src/main/java/org/jclouds/chef/ChefService.java b/apis/chef/src/main/java/org/jclouds/chef/ChefService.java
index cf6993f5e6..f20df68eb5 100644
--- a/apis/chef/src/main/java/org/jclouds/chef/ChefService.java
+++ b/apis/chef/src/main/java/org/jclouds/chef/ChefService.java
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ public interface ChefService {
     * @param group The name of the group.
     * @return The bootstrap configuration for the given group.
     */
-   public JsonBall getBootstrapConfigForGroup(String group);
+   JsonBall getBootstrapConfigForGroup(String group);
 
    // Nodes / Clients