Index: gradebook-service/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/component/gradebook/GradebookExternalAssessmentServiceImpl.java
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--- gradebook-service/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/component/gradebook/GradebookExternalAssessmentServiceImpl.java	(revision 121997)
+++ gradebook-service/impl/src/java/org/sakaiproject/component/gradebook/GradebookExternalAssessmentServiceImpl.java	(working copy)
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@
     // Special logger for data contention analysis.
     private static final Log logData = LogFactory.getLog(GradebookExternalAssessmentServiceImpl.class.getName() + ".GB_DATA");
 
-    private NumberFormat numberFormat;
-    
     private EventTrackingService eventTrackingService;
 	
     public void setEventTrackingService(EventTrackingService eventTrackingService) {
@@ -759,11 +757,7 @@
 	}
 
 	private NumberFormat getNumberFormat() {
-	    if (numberFormat == null) {
-	        numberFormat = NumberFormat.getInstance(new ResourceLoader().getLocale());
-	    }
-
-	    return numberFormat;
+	    return NumberFormat.getInstance(new ResourceLoader().getLocale());
 	}
 
 }