diff --git a/spring-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/SecurityManagerSecuredLocatorToLocatorApplicationIntegrationTests.java b/spring-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/SecurityManagerSecuredLocatorToLocatorApplicationIntegrationTests.java
index 3f10fb86..f5396c06 100644
--- a/spring-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/SecurityManagerSecuredLocatorToLocatorApplicationIntegrationTests.java
+++ b/spring-data-geode/src/test/java/org/springframework/data/gemfire/config/annotation/SecurityManagerSecuredLocatorToLocatorApplicationIntegrationTests.java
@@ -17,10 +17,7 @@ package org.springframework.data.gemfire.config.annotation;
 
 import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
 
-import java.io.File;
-import java.io.FileFilter;
 import java.io.IOException;
-import java.util.Arrays;
 
 import org.junit.AfterClass;
 import org.junit.BeforeClass;
@@ -33,10 +30,7 @@ import org.apache.geode.distributed.Locator;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.context.annotation.Profile;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.ForkingClientServerIntegrationTestsSupport;
-import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.integration.IntegrationTestsSupport;
 import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.process.ProcessWrapper;
-import org.springframework.data.gemfire.tests.util.FileSystemUtils;
-import org.springframework.data.gemfire.util.ArrayUtils;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ActiveProfiles;
 import org.springframework.test.context.ContextConfiguration;
 import org.springframework.test.context.junit4.SpringRunner;
@@ -70,8 +64,6 @@ public class SecurityManagerSecuredLocatorToLocatorApplicationIntegrationTests
 	@BeforeClass
 	public static void startGeodeLocator() throws IOException {
 
-		cleanupAnyExistingGeodeLocatorFiles();
-
 		int locatorPort = findAndReserveAvailablePort();
 
 		locatorProcess= run(LocatorAuthServer.class,
@@ -83,20 +75,6 @@ public class SecurityManagerSecuredLocatorToLocatorApplicationIntegrationTests
 		System.setProperty("spring.data.gemfire.locators", String.format("localhost[%d]", locatorPort));
 	}
 
-	private static void cleanupAnyExistingGeodeLocatorFiles() {
-
-		FileFilter locatorFiles = file -> file != null && file.getName().startsWith("locator");
-
-		FileFilter configDiskDirFiles = file -> file != null && file.isDirectory()
-			&& file.getName().startsWith("ConfigDiskDir");
-
-		Arrays.stream(ArrayUtils.nullSafeArray(FileSystemUtils.WORKING_DIRECTORY.listFiles(locatorFiles), File.class))
-			.forEach(File::delete);
-
-		Arrays.stream(ArrayUtils.nullSafeArray(FileSystemUtils.WORKING_DIRECTORY.listFiles(configDiskDirFiles), File.class))
-			.forEach(IntegrationTestsSupport::removeRecursiveDirectory);
-	}
-
 	@AfterClass
 	public static void stopGeodeLocator() {
 		System.clearProperty("spring.data.gemfire.locators");