diff --git a/stoc/source/javavm/javavm.cxx b/stoc/source/javavm/javavm.cxx
index ccb8ca232813..1b7a86e712ec 100644
--- a/stoc/source/javavm/javavm.cxx
+++ b/stoc/source/javavm/javavm.cxx
@@ -574,9 +574,6 @@ JavaVirtualMachine::getJavaVM(css::uno::Sequence< sal_Int8 > const & rProcessId)
     if (aId != aProcessId)
         return css::uno::Any();
 
-    if (comphelper::IsContextFlagActive("DontEnableJava"))
-        return css::uno::Any();
-
     std::unique_ptr<JavaInfo> info;
     while (!m_xVirtualMachine.is()) // retry until successful
     {