diff --git a/openjpa-lib/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/localizer.properties b/openjpa-lib/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/localizer.properties
index 987a8aae8..9549598fe 100644
--- a/openjpa-lib/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/localizer.properties
+++ b/openjpa-lib/src/main/resources/org/apache/openjpa/lib/conf/localizer.properties
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ no-product-derivations: Your system is missing product derivations.  Product \
     distribution.  Have you unbundled it, or unbundled its listed classes? \
     If you are using ant, a common solution to this problem is to place \
     the jar libraries of the OpenJPA distribution in the \
-    $'{user.home}/.ant/lib directory. Another common cause of this problem \
+    ${user.home}/.ant/lib directory. Another common cause of this problem \
     is an overly-restrictive security manager.\n{1}
 bad-product-derivations: Some product derivations are being skipped. For \
     information about product derivation status, run:\njava {0}