diff --git a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ProjectProperty.java b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ProjectProperty.java
index 9b40765e471fb14d6bdb25bccf005d2e5dbcea2c..6cad83a9d901cb6b9a2c409eb0caceb0d704f176 100644
--- a/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ProjectProperty.java
+++ b/uk/ac/sanger/artemis/components/ProjectProperty.java
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@ import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.database.DatabaseEntrySource;
 import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.components.database.DatabaseJPanel;
 import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.util.Document;
 import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.util.FileDocument;
-import uk.ac.sanger.artemis.util.DatabaseLocationParser;
 
 /**
  * Project file management system using a properties file.
@@ -726,14 +725,7 @@ public class ProjectProperty extends JFrame
    */
   private void openDatabase(final Splash splash, final String featureName)
   {
-    String loc = System.getProperty("chado");
-    DatabaseLocationParser dlp = new DatabaseLocationParser(loc);
-    
-    
-//    int idx;
-//    if((idx = loc.indexOf("?")) > -1 && loc.indexOf("?user=") == -1)
-//      loc = loc.substring(0, idx+1) + "user=" + loc.substring(idx+1);
-
+    final String loc = System.getProperty("chado");
     if( entry_source == null || 
        !entry_source.getLocation().endsWith(loc) )
     {