diff --git a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestFQDN.java b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestFQDN.java
index adc9857a..2b36a9ae 100644
--- a/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestFQDN.java
+++ b/bindings/java/src/net/hyperic/sigar/test/TestFQDN.java
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 package net.hyperic.sigar.test;
 
-import java.io.IOException;
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileInputStream;
-import java.util.Properties;
-
 import net.hyperic.sigar.Sigar;
 
 public class TestFQDN extends SigarTestCase {
@@ -14,17 +9,6 @@ public class TestFQDN extends SigarTestCase {
     }
 
     public void testCreate() throws Exception {
-        Properties props = new Properties();
-        File f = new File(System.getProperty("user.home"),
-                          ".sigar.properties");
-
-        if (f.exists()) {
-            try {
-                props.load(new FileInputStream(f));
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                e.printStackTrace();
-            }
-        }
 
         String fqdn = getSigar().getFQDN();
 
@@ -34,7 +18,7 @@ public class TestFQDN extends SigarTestCase {
         if (!validFQDN) {
             //wont get a valid fqdn on laptop at home
             //allow to fake with ant -Dsigar.fqdn=foo.bar
-            String pfake = props.getProperty("sigar.fqdn");
+            String pfake = getProperty("sigar.fqdn");
             String fake = 
                 System.getProperty("sigar.fqdn", pfake);
             if ("".equals(fake)) {