diff --git a/Source/Modules/java.cxx b/Source/Modules/java.cxx
index 3a04f3ec1..19ccd3e89 100644
--- a/Source/Modules/java.cxx
+++ b/Source/Modules/java.cxx
@@ -3620,8 +3620,14 @@ class JAVA : public Language {
    * ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 
   virtual int abstractClassTest(Node *n) {
-    if (!Cmp(Getattr(n, "feature:director"), "1"))
-      return 0;
+    /*
+      This is not needed anymore, since Language::abstractClassTest
+      implements now a test considering the director case, which can
+      be abstract.
+
+      if (!Cmp(Getattr(n, "feature:director"), "1"))
+        return 0;
+    */
     return Language::abstractClassTest(n);
   }
 };   /* class JAVA */