diff --git a/containers/pax-exam-container-karaf/src/main/java/org/ops4j/pax/exam/karaf/options/configs/JreProperties.java b/containers/pax-exam-container-karaf/src/main/java/org/ops4j/pax/exam/karaf/options/configs/JreProperties.java
index bbba78b47..085d79579 100644
--- a/containers/pax-exam-container-karaf/src/main/java/org/ops4j/pax/exam/karaf/options/configs/JreProperties.java
+++ b/containers/pax-exam-container-karaf/src/main/java/org/ops4j/pax/exam/karaf/options/configs/JreProperties.java
@@ -26,10 +26,6 @@ public class JreProperties {
 
     public static final String FILE_PATH = "etc/jre.properties";
 
-    public static final ConfigurationPointer JRE15 = new CustomPropertiesPointer("jre-1.5");
-    public static final ConfigurationPointer JRE16 = new CustomPropertiesPointer("jre-1.6");
-    public static final ConfigurationPointer JRE17 = new CustomPropertiesPointer("jre-1.7");
-
     public static class CustomPropertiesPointer extends ConfigurationPointer {
 
         public CustomPropertiesPointer(String key) {