diff --git a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbsolutePathSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.java b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbsolutePathSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.java
index ea26f941cc..6318814e72 100644
--- a/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbsolutePathSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.java
+++ b/org.springframework.test/src/test/java/org/springframework/test/context/junit4/AbsolutePathSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.java
@@ -17,14 +17,13 @@
 package org.springframework.test.context.junit4;
 
 import org.junit.runner.RunWith;
-
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 
 /**
  * Extension of {@link SpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests}, which verifies that
  * we can specify an explicit, <em>absolute path</em> location for our
  * application context.
- *
+ * 
  * @author Sam Brannen
  * @since 2.5
  * @see SpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
  * @see RelativePathSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests
  */
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
-@ContextConfiguration(locations = { SpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.DEFAULT_CONTEXT_RESOURCE_PATH })
+@ContextConfiguration(locations = { SpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests.DEFAULT_CONTEXT_RESOURCE_PATH }, inheritLocations = false)
 public class AbsolutePathSpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests extends SpringJUnit4ClassRunnerAppCtxTests {
 	/* all tests are in the parent class. */
 }