--- a/test/jdk/sun/security/krb5/auto/KDC.java	Thu Jan 25 12:06:00 2018 +0000
+++ b/test/jdk/sun/security/krb5/auto/KDC.java	Thu Jan 25 05:57:22 2018 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2008, 2017, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2008, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -241,14 +241,6 @@
         CHECK_ADDRESSES,
     };
 
-    static {
-        if (System.getProperty("jdk.net.hosts.file") == null) {
-            String hostsFileName
-                    = System.getProperty("test.src", ".") + "/TestHosts";
-            System.setProperty("jdk.net.hosts.file", hostsFileName);
-        }
-    }
-
     /**
      * A standalone KDC server.
      */