diff --git a/src/main/java/io/ebean/PrimaryServer.java b/src/main/java/io/ebean/PrimaryServer.java
index d2f46f180..eb4204a1b 100644
--- a/src/main/java/io/ebean/PrimaryServer.java
+++ b/src/main/java/io/ebean/PrimaryServer.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ class PrimaryServer {
     if (defaultServerName == null) {
       defaultServerName = "db";
     }
-    System.setProperty("ebean_db", defaultServerName);
     return defaultServerName;
   }