--- a/src/java.scripting/share/classes/javax/script/AbstractScriptEngine.java	Mon Apr 23 10:59:39 2018 -0500
+++ b/src/java.scripting/share/classes/javax/script/AbstractScriptEngine.java	Mon Apr 23 18:14:35 2018 +0200
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@
      */
     protected ScriptContext getScriptContext(Bindings nn) {
 
-        SimpleScriptContext ctxt = new SimpleScriptContext();
+        SimpleScriptContext ctxt = new SimpleScriptContext(context.getReader(), context.getWriter(), context.getErrorWriter());
         Bindings gs = getBindings(ScriptContext.GLOBAL_SCOPE);
 
         if (gs != null) {
@@ -301,10 +301,6 @@
             throw new NullPointerException("Engine scope Bindings may not be null.");
         }
 
-        ctxt.setReader(context.getReader());
-        ctxt.setWriter(context.getWriter());
-        ctxt.setErrorWriter(context.getErrorWriter());
-
         return ctxt;
 
     }