diff --git a/dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/organisationunit/OrganisationUnit.java b/dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/organisationunit/OrganisationUnit.java
index 4ad96db1e95..6e5c21b42c7 100644
--- a/dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/organisationunit/OrganisationUnit.java
+++ b/dhis-2/dhis-api/src/main/java/org/hisp/dhis/organisationunit/OrganisationUnit.java
@@ -783,9 +783,7 @@ public String getPath() {
 
     Collections.reverse(pathList);
 
-    this.path = PATH_SEP + StringUtils.join(pathList, PATH_SEP);
-
-    return this.path;
+    return PATH_SEP + StringUtils.join(pathList, PATH_SEP);
   }
 
   /**