diff --git a/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis b/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis
index 7bc8329c1b..c7076c64a2 100755
--- a/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis
+++ b/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ if [ -z "$ARTEMIS_HOME" ] ; then
 fi
 
 # Set Defaults JAVA_ARGS Properties if not already set: this allow specific artemis commands to override default JVM configuration
-if [ -z "${JAVA_ARGS}" ]; then JAVA_ARGS="-XX:+UseParallelGC -Xms512M -Xmx1024M"; fi
+if [ -z "${JAVA_ARGS}" ]; then JAVA_ARGS="-Xms512M -Xmx1024M"; fi
 CLASSPATH="$ARTEMIS_HOME/lib/artemis-boot.jar"
 
 # OS specific support.
diff --git a/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis.cmd b/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis.cmd
index 7d6452f122..fd8bb93118 100755
--- a/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis.cmd
+++ b/artemis-distribution/src/main/resources/bin/artemis.cmd
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ echo.
 :RUN_JAVA
 
 rem "Set Defaults."
-if "%JAVA_ARGS%" == "" set JAVA_ARGS=-XX:+UseParallelGC -Xms512M -Xmx1024M
+if "%JAVA_ARGS%" == "" set JAVA_ARGS=-Xms512M -Xmx1024M
 
 rem "Create full JVM Args"
 set JVM_ARGS=%JAVA_ARGS%