diff --git a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
index d3120e2dd..39f9fa7ee 100644
--- a/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
+++ b/main/src/main/scala/sbt/internal/TaskProgress.scala
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ private[sbt] final class TaskProgress
 
   private[this] def deleteConsoleLines(n: Int): Unit = {
     (1 to n) foreach { _ =>
-      console.println(s"$DeleteLine")
+      console.println(DeleteLine)
     }
   }
 }