diff --git a/misc-scripts/xref_projection/submit_projections.pl b/misc-scripts/xref_projection/submit_projections.pl
index 408f8fc7a6a81d37ae01078d742dff80009aef29..161ca45db8fe4d7c30995c29741ad2b00243df79 100644
--- a/misc-scripts/xref_projection/submit_projections.pl
+++ b/misc-scripts/xref_projection/submit_projections.pl
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ foreach my $to ("rat") { # don't need the loop but may add more species later
 }
 
 # human to fish - note use of -one_to_many option for 1-many projections
-foreach my $to ("zebrafish", "medaka", "tetraodon", "fugu", "stickleback", "") {
+foreach my $to ("zebrafish", "medaka", "tetraodon", "fugu", "stickleback") {
   $o = "$dir/names_human_$to.out";
   $e = "$dir/names_human_$to.err";
   $n = substr("n_hum_$to", 0, 10);