1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/libjava/classpath/gnu/java/util/prefs/GConfBasedPreferences.java b/libjava/classpath/gnu/java/util/prefs/GConfBasedPreferences.java
index 0fd4df36616..c26fe63c9b6 100644
--- a/libjava/classpath/gnu/java/util/prefs/GConfBasedPreferences.java
+++ b/libjava/classpath/gnu/java/util/prefs/GConfBasedPreferences.java
@@ -165,11 +165,7 @@ public class GConfBasedPreferences
     
     GConfBasedPreferences preferenceNode
       = new GConfBasedPreferences(this, name, this.isUser);
-    
-    // register the node for to GConf so that it can listen
-    // events outside the scope of the application
-    backend.startWatchingNode(this.node);
-    
+        
     return preferenceNode;
   }