--- a/jdk/test/java/rmi/testlibrary/RMID.java	Mon Jan 07 13:19:03 2013 -0800
+++ b/jdk/test/java/rmi/testlibrary/RMID.java	Mon Jan 07 18:09:07 2013 -0800
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2013, 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
@@ -202,8 +202,6 @@
 
     public void start(long waitTime) throws IOException {
 
-        if (getVM() != null) return;
-
         // if rmid is already running, then the test will fail with
         // a well recognized exception (port already in use...).