diff --git a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/boot/gradle/run/BootRunTask.java b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/boot/gradle/run/BootRunTask.java
index 01f451d24e..5c2c216eb4 100644
--- a/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/boot/gradle/run/BootRunTask.java
+++ b/spring-boot-tools/spring-boot-gradle-plugin/src/main/groovy/org/springframework/boot/gradle/run/BootRunTask.java
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 package org.springframework.boot.gradle.run;
 
 import java.io.File;
-import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
@@ -26,11 +25,7 @@ import java.util.Set;
 import org.gradle.api.internal.file.collections.SimpleFileCollection;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.JavaExec;
 import org.gradle.api.tasks.SourceSet;
-import org.gradle.process.ExecResult;
-import org.gradle.process.internal.DefaultJavaExecAction;
-import org.gradle.process.internal.ExecHandle;
 import org.springframework.boot.loader.tools.FileUtils;
-import org.springframework.util.ReflectionUtils;
 
 /**
  * Extension of the standard 'run' task with additional Spring Boot features.
@@ -58,37 +53,7 @@ public class BootRunTask extends JavaExec {
 				FileUtils.removeDuplicatesFromOutputDirectory(outputDir, directory);
 			}
 		}
-		try {
-			executeReflectively();
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			getLogger().info("Cannot execute action reflectively");
-			super.exec();
-		}
-	}
-
-	private ExecResult executeReflectively() throws Exception {
-		Field builder = ReflectionUtils.findField(JavaExec.class, "javaExecHandleBuilder");
-		builder.setAccessible(true);
-		DefaultJavaExecAction action = (DefaultJavaExecAction) builder.get(this);
-		setMain(getMain());
-		final ExecHandle execHandle = action.build();
-		try {
-			Runtime.getRuntime().addShutdownHook(new Thread(new Runnable() {
-				
-				@Override
-				public void run() {
-					getLogger().info("Aborting java sub-process");
-					execHandle.abort();
-				}
-			}));
-		} catch (Exception e) {
-			getLogger().warn("Could not attach shutdown hook (child process may be orphaned)");
-		}
-		ExecResult execResult = execHandle.start().waitForFinish();
-		if (!isIgnoreExitValue()) {
-			execResult.assertNormalExitValue();
-		}
-		return execResult;
+		super.exec();
 	}
 
 }