diff --git a/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp b/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp
index 51b3895f8..551269940 100644
--- a/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp
+++ b/lib/MySQL_HostGroups_Manager.cpp
@@ -468,10 +468,9 @@ bool GTID_Server_Data::read_next_gtid() {
 	char rec_msg[80];
 	if (strncmp(data+pos,(char *)"ST=",3)==0) {
 		// we are reading the bootstrap
-		char *bs = (char *)malloc(l+1+1-3); // length + 1 (null byte) + 1 (newline) - 3 (header)
+		char *bs = (char *)malloc(l+1-3); // length + 1 (null byte) - 3 (header)
 		memcpy(bs, data+pos+3, l-3);
 		bs[l-3] = '\0';
-		bs[l-3+1] = '\n';
 		char *saveptr1=NULL;
 		char *saveptr2=NULL;
 		//char *saveptr3=NULL;