diff --git a/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt b/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt
index e5144af90b6..d3b89fa9b2f 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt
+++ b/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsModuleRootModificationUtil
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JpsJavaExtensionService
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.library.sdk.JpsSdk
 import org.jetbrains.jps.util.JpsPathUtil
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.KOTLIN_COMPILER_ENVIRONMENT_KEEPALIVE_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2MetadataCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.LookupSymbol
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ abstract class AbstractIncrementalJpsTest(
 
         enableICFixture.setUp()
         lookupsDuringTest = hashSetOf()
-        System.setProperty(KOTLIN_COMPILER_ENVIRONMENT_KEEPALIVE_PROPERTY, "true")
 
         if (DEBUG_LOGGING_ENABLED) {
             enableDebugLogging()
diff --git a/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt.201 b/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt.201
index 53c501a11f0..1d20b2e2a4d 100644
--- a/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt.201
+++ b/jps-plugin/jps-tests/test/org/jetbrains/kotlin/jps/build/AbstractIncrementalJpsTest.kt.201
@@ -43,7 +43,6 @@ import org.jetbrains.jps.model.JpsModuleRootModificationUtil
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.java.JpsJavaExtensionService
 import org.jetbrains.jps.model.library.sdk.JpsSdk
 import org.jetbrains.jps.util.JpsPathUtil
-import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.KOTLIN_COMPILER_ENVIRONMENT_KEEPALIVE_PROPERTY
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2JVMCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.cli.common.arguments.K2MetadataCompilerArguments
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.incremental.LookupSymbol
@@ -128,7 +127,6 @@ abstract class AbstractIncrementalJpsTest(
 
         enableICFixture.setUp()
         lookupsDuringTest = hashSetOf()
-        System.setProperty(KOTLIN_COMPILER_ENVIRONMENT_KEEPALIVE_PROPERTY, "true")
 
         if (DEBUG_LOGGING_ENABLED) {
             enableDebugLogging()