1 files changed, 2 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/cpp/demo/IceStorm/counter/Server.cpp b/cpp/demo/IceStorm/counter/Server.cpp
index cdf5996e313..b58d55e2ba4 100644
--- a/cpp/demo/IceStorm/counter/Server.cpp
+++ b/cpp/demo/IceStorm/counter/Server.cpp
@@ -42,15 +42,8 @@ Server::run(int argc, char* argv[])
 
     Ice::PropertiesPtr properties = communicator()->getProperties();
 
-    const string proxyProperty = "IceStorm.TopicManager.Proxy";
-    string proxy = properties->getProperty(proxyProperty);
-    if(proxy.empty())
-    {
-        cerr << appName() << ": property `" << proxyProperty << "' not set" << endl;
-        return EXIT_FAILURE;
-    }
-
-    IceStorm::TopicManagerPrx manager = IceStorm::TopicManagerPrx::checkedCast(communicator()->stringToProxy(proxy));
+    IceStorm::TopicManagerPrx manager = IceStorm::TopicManagerPrx::checkedCast(
+    	communicator()->propertyToProxy("TopicManager.Proxy"));
     if(!manager)
     {
         cerr << appName() << ": invalid proxy" << endl;