diff --git a/test/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/WriteVCFTest.java b/test/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/WriteVCFTest.java
index 785b3664b8a8aa90805091d7a779f49b1891208d..b027f752f0c584394930df371e5a632962497513 100644
--- a/test/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/WriteVCFTest.java
+++ b/test/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/variant/WriteVCFTest.java
@@ -223,12 +223,11 @@ public class WriteVCFTest
   
     List<String> vcfFileList = new Vector<String>();
     vcfFileList.add(vcf.getFile());
-    JFrame f = new JFrame();
-    vcfView = new VCFview(f, (JPanel) f.getContentPane(), 
+
+    vcfView = new VCFview(null, new JPanel(), 
         vcfFileList, 
         5000, 100000000, null, 
         ref.getFile(), null);
-    f.setVisible(false);
   }
 
 }
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