diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java
index 211e0498..c5214b2f 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessFinder.java
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ public class ProcessFinder {
         ProcessFinder finder = new ProcessFinder(sigar);
 
         try {
-            return finder.find(ProcessQueryFactory.getInstance(query, sigar));
+            return finder.find(ProcessQueryFactory.getInstance(query));
         } catch (QueryLoadException e) {
             throw new SigarException(e.getMessage());
         } catch (MalformedQueryException e) {
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessQueryFactory.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessQueryFactory.java
index 4dbfbaa4..2858008f 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessQueryFactory.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/ptql/ProcessQueryFactory.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import java.util.Comparator;
 import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.StringTokenizer;
 
-import net.hyperic.sigar.SigarProxy;
 import net.hyperic.sigar.util.ReferenceMap;
 
 public class ProcessQueryFactory implements Comparator {
@@ -13,14 +12,8 @@ public class ProcessQueryFactory implements Comparator {
     private static Map cache =
         ReferenceMap.synchronizedMap();
 
-    private SigarProxy sigar = null;
-
     public ProcessQueryFactory() {}
 
-    public ProcessQueryFactory(SigarProxy sigar) {
-        this.sigar = sigar;
-    }
-
     //sort what will become instruction branches.
     //so the cheapest are executed first.
     private int getOrder(String s) {
@@ -127,13 +120,6 @@ public class ProcessQueryFactory implements Comparator {
         throws MalformedQueryException,
                QueryLoadException {
 
-        return getInstance(query, null);
-    }
-
-    public static ProcessQuery getInstance(String query, SigarProxy sigar)
-        throws MalformedQueryException,
-               QueryLoadException {
-
         if (query == null) {
             throw new MalformedQueryException("null query");
         }
@@ -165,7 +151,7 @@ public class ProcessQueryFactory implements Comparator {
             queries.put(vals[0], vals[1]);
         }
 
-        ProcessQueryFactory factory = new ProcessQueryFactory(sigar);
+        ProcessQueryFactory factory = new ProcessQueryFactory();
 
         pQuery = factory.prepare(queries);