diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/JarLauncher.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/JarLauncher.java
index 2d3d189309b..23f1ff021f0 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/JarLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/JarLauncher.java
@@ -41,9 +41,6 @@ public class JarLauncher extends ExecutableArchiveLauncher {
 	}
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		int count = new Integer(System.getProperty("launcher.count", "1"));
-		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-			new JarLauncher().launch(args);
-		}
+		new JarLauncher().launch(args);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java
index 386734d0978..4eefb8cda7b 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/PropertiesLauncher.java
@@ -539,10 +539,7 @@ public class PropertiesLauncher extends Launcher {
 	}
 
 	public static void main(String[] args) {
-		int count = new Integer(System.getProperty("launcher.count", "1"));
-		for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
-			new PropertiesLauncher().launch(args);
-		}
+		new PropertiesLauncher().launch(args);
 	}
 
 	public static String toCamelCase(CharSequence string) {