diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/SynchronizedSigarProxyCache.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/SynchronizedSigarProxyCache.java
index 204f29be..e7e16e0f 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/SynchronizedSigarProxyCache.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/SynchronizedSigarProxyCache.java
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ public class SynchronizedSigarProxyCache
     private static Object lock = new Object();
     private static SigarProxy instance = null;
 
-    public static SigarProxy getInstance(Sigar sigar)
+    public static SigarProxy getInstance()
         throws SigarException {
 
         synchronized (lock) {
             if (instance == null) {
-                instance = SigarProxyCache.newInstance(sigar);
+                instance = SigarProxyCache.newInstance(new Sigar());
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestPTQL.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestPTQL.java
index 90ea0eb7..4c82b314 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestPTQL.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestPTQL.java
@@ -134,10 +134,7 @@ public class TestPTQL extends SigarTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testCreate() throws Exception {
-        Sigar sigar = new Sigar();
-
-        SigarProxy proxy =
-            SynchronizedSigarProxyCache.getInstance(sigar);
+        SigarProxy proxy = SynchronizedSigarProxyCache.getInstance();
 
         traceln("");
         testOK(proxy);