diff --git a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
index b97fb459e63..c9d208a842a 100644
--- a/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
+++ b/spring-boot-project/spring-boot/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationPropertiesTests.java
@@ -254,6 +254,7 @@ class ConfigurationPropertiesTests {
 
 	@Test
 	void loadWhenBindingWithDefaultsInXmlShouldBind() {
+		removeSystemProperties();
 		load(new Class<?>[] { BasicConfiguration.class, DefaultsInXmlConfiguration.class });
 		BasicProperties bean = this.context.getBean(BasicProperties.class);
 		assertThat(bean.name).isEqualTo("bar");