diff --git a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/FsContent.java b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/FsContent.java
index f8f53955f5d4775d6cade363a15f0b9b3c59430c..ee40d60f51fe1cfed7be6888b18cc2ca8dc27e37 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/FsContent.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/org/sleuthkit/datamodel/FsContent.java
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@
 import java.util.logging.Level;
 import java.util.logging.Logger;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.FileKnown;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_ATTR_TYPE_ENUM;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_META_FLAG_ENUM;
+import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_META_MODE_ENUM;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_META_TYPE_ENUM;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_NAME_FLAG_ENUM;
 import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_NAME_TYPE_ENUM;
-import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_ATTR_TYPE_ENUM;
-import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_FS_META_MODE_ENUM;
 
 /**
  * Generalized class that stores metadata that are common to both File and
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public abstract class FsContent extends AbstractFile {
 	 * @param mode
 	 * @param known
 	 * @param parent_path
-	 * @param md5Hash
+	 * @param md5Hash String of MD5 hash of content or null if not known
 	 */
 	FsContent(SleuthkitCase db, long obj_id, String name, long fs_obj_id, long meta_addr,
 			TSK_FS_ATTR_TYPE_ENUM attrType, short attr_id, TSK_FS_META_TYPE_ENUM metaType, TSK_FS_NAME_TYPE_ENUM dirType, TSK_FS_NAME_FLAG_ENUM dirFlag,
@@ -127,13 +127,7 @@ public abstract class FsContent extends AbstractFile {
 		this.modes = TSK_FS_META_MODE_ENUM.valuesOf(modes);
 		this.known = known;
 		this.parentPath = parent_path;
-		if (md5Hash.equals("NULL")) {
-			this.md5Hash = null;
-		}
-		else {
-			this.md5Hash = md5Hash;
-		}
-		
+		this.md5Hash = md5Hash;
 	}
 
 	/**