diff --git a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cloctst.c b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cloctst.c
index 0d9c1523c53..a7b8c15763e 100644
--- a/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cloctst.c
+++ b/icu4c/source/test/cintltst/cloctst.c
@@ -305,10 +305,8 @@ void TestDataDirectory()
     char            oldDirectory[80];
     const char     *temp,*testValue1,*testValue2,*testValue3;
     UErrorCode       err = U_ZERO_ERROR;
-    const char path[40] ="d:\\icu\\source\\test\\intltest\\" ; /*give the required path */
+    const char path[40] ="d:\\icu\\source\\test\\intltest" U_FILE_SEP_STRING; /*give the required path */
 
-    path[strlen(path)-1] =U_FILE_SEP_CHAR; /* c'mon.. at least end it with a valid sepchar for this platform! */
-    
     log_verbose("Testing getDataDirectory()\n");
     temp = uloc_getDataDirectory();
     strcpy(oldDirectory, temp);
@@ -340,8 +338,6 @@ void TestDataDirectory()
        log_err("get/setDataDirectory() failed: expected \"eng\", got \" %s  \" \n", testValue3);
        
        }
-
-    
 }