diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/hibernate.properties b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/hibernate.properties
index 869bb3fec5..23a0730c6f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/hibernate.properties
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/test/resources/hibernate.properties
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@
 # 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor
 # Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
 #
-hibernate.dialect org.hibernate.dialect.SQLServer2008Dialect
-hibernate.connection.driver_class net.sourceforge.jtds.jdbc.Driver
-hibernate.connection.url jdbc:jtds:sqlserver://localhost/test
-hibernate.connection.username tester
-hibernate.connection.password tester
+hibernate.dialect org.hibernate.dialect.H2Dialect
+hibernate.connection.driver_class org.h2.Driver
+hibernate.connection.url jdbc:h2:mem:db1;DB_CLOSE_DELAY=-1;MVCC=TRUE
+hibernate.connection.username sa
 
 hibernate.connection.pool_size 5