diff --git a/src/Java.Runtime.Environment/Java.Interop/JreRuntime.cs b/src/Java.Runtime.Environment/Java.Interop/JreRuntime.cs
index d5dc83890..b5429195e 100644
--- a/src/Java.Runtime.Environment/Java.Interop/JreRuntime.cs
+++ b/src/Java.Runtime.Environment/Java.Interop/JreRuntime.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,6 @@ static unsafe JreRuntimeOptions CreateJreVM (JreRuntimeOptions builder)
 					}
 					builder.InvocationPointer            = javavm;
 					builder.EnvironmentPointer   = jnienv;
-					builder.DestroyRuntimeOnDispose  = true;
 					return builder;
 				}
 			} finally {