diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index db7dd8787..813f74fad 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -174,6 +174,10 @@ Fixed bugs:
 * Incorrect classloader parent in junittask when using with ant-junit.jar and junit.jar
   not in the project classloader. Bugzilla report 28474.
 
+* getResources() on the classloader returned by ClasspathUtils would see each resource
+  twice - if the resource is in the project classpath and if the classloader is requested
+  with a null path.
+
 Changes from Ant 1.6.1 to Ant 1.6.2
 ===================================
 
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtils.java
index 944c00130..83ae4fb55 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtils.java
@@ -156,13 +156,13 @@ public class ClasspathUtils {
      * 'ant.reuse.loader' this will try to reuse the perviously
      * created loader with that id, and of course store it there upon
      * creation.</p>
-     * @param path Path object to be used as classpath for this classloader
-     * @param loaderId identification for this Loader,
+     * @param path          Path object to be used as classpath for this classloader
+     * @param loaderId      identification for this Loader,
      * @param reverseLoader if set to true this new loader will take
-     * precedence over it's parent (which is contra the regular
-     * @param p Ant Project where the handled components are living in.
-     * classloader behaviour)
-     * @return ClassLoader that uses the Path as its classpath.
+     *                      precedence over it's parent (which is contra the regular
+     *                      classloader behaviour)
+     * @param p             Ant Project where the handled components are living in.
+     * @return              ClassLoader that uses the Path as its classpath.
      */
     public static ClassLoader getClassLoaderForPath(
         Project p, Path path, String loaderId, boolean reverseLoader,
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ public class ClasspathUtils {
         Project p,
         Path path,
         boolean reverseLoader) {
-
-        AntClassLoader acl = p.createClassLoader(path != null
-                                                 ? path : Path.systemClasspath);
+        AntClassLoader acl = p.createClassLoader(path);
         if (reverseLoader) {
             acl.setParentFirst(false);
             acl.addJavaLibraries();
diff --git a/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtilsTest.java b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtilsTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4fdca9843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/testcases/org/apache/tools/ant/util/ClasspathUtilsTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright  2000-2002,2004 The Apache Software Foundation
+ *
+ *  Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ *  you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ *  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ *  Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ *  distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ *  WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ *  See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ *  limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+package org.apache.tools.ant.util;
+
+import java.io.File;
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Enumeration;
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+
+import org.apache.tools.ant.BuildException;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.Project;
+import org.apache.tools.ant.types.Path;
+
+
+/**
+ * Test case for ClasspathUtils
+ *
+ */
+public class ClasspathUtilsTest extends TestCase {
+
+    private Project p;
+
+    public ClasspathUtilsTest(String name) {
+        super(name);
+    }
+
+    public void setUp() {
+        p = new Project();
+        p.init();
+    }
+
+
+    public void testOnlyOneInstance() {
+        Enumeration enumeration;
+        String list = "";
+        ClassLoader c = ClasspathUtils.getUniqueClassLoaderForPath(p, (Path) null, false);
+        try {
+            enumeration = c.getResources(
+                "org/apache/tools/ant/taskdefs/defaults.properties");
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new BuildException(
+                "Could not get the defaults.properties resource");
+        }
+        int count = 0;
+        while (enumeration.hasMoreElements()) {
+            list = list + " " + enumeration.nextElement();
+            count++;
+        }
+        assertTrue("Should be only one and not " + count + " " + list, count == 1);
+    }
+}