diff --git a/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/ActionAbstract.java b/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/ActionAbstract.java
index d2cb8bac48..79563d3f54 100644
--- a/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/ActionAbstract.java
+++ b/artemis-cli/src/main/java/org/apache/activemq/artemis/cli/commands/ActionAbstract.java
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ public abstract class ActionAbstract implements Action {
          } else {
             brokerEtc = getBrokerInstance() + "/etc";
          }
-         System.setProperty("artemis.instance.etc", brokerEtc);
       }
       return brokerEtc;
    }