diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/InformixDictionary.java b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/InformixDictionary.java
index fdf4275f5..6361c62db 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/InformixDictionary.java
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/InformixDictionary.java
@@ -96,9 +96,6 @@ public class InformixDictionary
         maxIndexNameLength = 18;
         maxConstraintNameLength = 18;
 
-        // Informix uses a non-standard ":" to separate schema and table names
-        catalogSeparator = ":";
-
         // informix supports "CLOB" type, but any attempt to insert
         // into them raises: "java.sql.SQLException: Can't convert fromnull"
         useGetStringForClobs = true;