diff --git a/src/etc/testcases/types/assertions.xml b/src/etc/testcases/types/assertions.xml
index 4915f90f4..82c11bfb1 100644
--- a/src/etc/testcases/types/assertions.xml
+++ b/src/etc/testcases/types/assertions.xml
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
         <path refid="assert.classpath"/>
       </classpath>
       <formatter type="plain"     usefile="false"/>
-      <assertions enablesystemassertions="true">
+      <assertions >
         <enable class="${test.classname}" />
       </assertions> 
       <test name="${test.classname}"/>