diff --git a/jck/jck.mk b/jck/jck.mk
index 08d4a1fb53..5c13187c9f 100644
--- a/jck/jck.mk
+++ b/jck/jck.mk
@@ -126,11 +126,6 @@ ifneq ($(filter openj9 ibm, $(JDK_IMPL)),)
 	APPLICATION_OPTIONS+=$(Q)
 endif
 
-JAVA_TO_TEST = $(JAVA_COMMAND)
-ifeq ($(USE_JRE),1)
-  JAVA_TO_TEST = $(JRE_COMMAND)
-endif
-
 JCK_CMD_TEMPLATE = $(JAVA_TO_TEST) -Djvm.options=$(Q)$(JVM_OPTIONS)$(Q) -Dother.opts=$(Q)$(OTHER_OPTS)$(Q) -cp $(TEST_ROOT)/jck/jtrunner/bin JavatestUtil workdir=$(REPORTDIR) testRoot=$(TEST_ROOT) jckRoot=$(JCK_ROOT) jckversion=$(JCK_VERSION) spec=$(SPEC) configAltPath=$(CONFIG_ALT_PATH) $(APPLICATION_OPTIONS)
 WORKSPACE=/home/jenkins/jckshare/workspace/output_$(UNIQUEID)/$@
 
@@ -175,4 +170,4 @@ ifeq ($(JDK_VERSION), 11)
 	EXEC_RUNTIME_TEST_WITH_RMI_SERVICES = $(TEST_ROOT)/jck/agent-drive.sh '$(START_AGENT_GENERIC)' '$(START_RMIREG)' '$(START_RMID)' '$(EXEC_RUNTIME_TEST)'
 endif
 
-include $(TEST_ROOT)/jck/subdirs/jck$(JDK_VERSION).mk
\ No newline at end of file
+include $(TEST_ROOT)/jck/subdirs/jck$(JDK_VERSION).mk