diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/AbstractStepParser.java b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/AbstractStepParser.java
index 5f53e4425..5729f56f0 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/AbstractStepParser.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/AbstractStepParser.java
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ public abstract class AbstractStepParser {
 		}
 
 		//add the allow parser here
-		String isAllowStart = stepElement.getAttribute(ALLOW_START_ATTR);
-		if (StringUtils.hasText(isAllowStart)) {
-			//set the value as a property
-			bd.getPropertyValues().add("allowStartIfComplete", Boolean.valueOf(isAllowStart));
-		}
+//		String isAllowStart = stepElement.getAttribute(ALLOW_START_ATTR);
+//		if (StringUtils.hasText(isAllowStart)) {
+//			//set the value as a property
+//			bd.getPropertyValues().add("allowStartIfComplete", Boolean.valueOf(isAllowStart));
+//		}
 		
 		stepListenerParser.handleListenersElement(stepElement, bd, parserContext);
 		return bd;
diff --git a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/TaskletStepAllowStartIfCompleteTest.java b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/TaskletStepAllowStartIfCompleteTest.java
index bfaba1fa6..6dc0f6e6f 100644
--- a/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/TaskletStepAllowStartIfCompleteTest.java
+++ b/spring-batch-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/batch/core/configuration/xml/TaskletStepAllowStartIfCompleteTest.java
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ import org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringJUnit4ClassRunner;
 
-
 @Ignore
 @RunWith(SpringJUnit4ClassRunner.class)
 @ContextConfiguration