1 files changed, 1 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/java/demo/Ice/invoke/Client.java b/java/demo/Ice/invoke/Client.java
index 2a4d19a711e..0ba48171d1c 100644
--- a/java/demo/Ice/invoke/Client.java
+++ b/java/demo/Ice/invoke/Client.java
@@ -33,16 +33,7 @@ public class Client extends Ice.Application
     public int
     run(String[] args)
     {
-        Ice.Properties properties = communicator().getProperties();
-        final String proxyProperty = "Printer.Proxy";
-        String proxy = properties.getProperty(proxyProperty);
-        if(proxy.length() == 0)
-        {
-            System.err.println("property `" + proxyProperty + "' not set");
-            return 1;
-        }
-
-        Ice.ObjectPrx obj = communicator().stringToProxy(proxy);
+        Ice.ObjectPrx obj = communicator().propertyToProxy("Printer.Proxy");
 
         menu();