diff --git a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/ContextTest.java b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/ContextTest.java
index 22dfd0f..479370e 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/ContextTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/gcube/informationsystem/resourceregistry/client/ContextTest.java
@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ public class ContextTest {
 	
 	public static final String DEFAULT_TEST_SCOPE_ANOTHER_USER;
 	
-	protected static final String REGISTRY_PROPERTIES_FILENAME = "registry.properties"; 
 	public static final String RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL_PROPERTY = "RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL";
 	public static final String RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL;
 	
@@ -69,17 +68,7 @@ public class ContextTest {
 			throw new RuntimeException(e);
 		}
 		
-		
-		Properties registryProperties = new Properties();
-		input = ContextTest.class.getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(REGISTRY_PROPERTIES_FILENAME);
-		try {
-			// load the properties file
-			registryProperties.load(input);
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			throw new RuntimeException(e);
-		}
-		
-		RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL = registryProperties.getProperty(RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL_PROPERTY);
+		RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL = properties.getProperty(RESOURCE_REGISTRY_URL_PROPERTY);
 
 	}