diff --git a/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee/common/org/eclipse/jst/j2ee/internal/common/classpath/J2EEComponentClasspathContainer.java b/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee/common/org/eclipse/jst/j2ee/internal/common/classpath/J2EEComponentClasspathContainer.java
index e9183b3..fdf6fd0 100644
--- a/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee/common/org/eclipse/jst/j2ee/internal/common/classpath/J2EEComponentClasspathContainer.java
+++ b/plugins/org.eclipse.jst.j2ee/common/org/eclipse/jst/j2ee/internal/common/classpath/J2EEComponentClasspathContainer.java
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@
 
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IFile;
 import org.eclipse.core.resources.IProject;
-import org.eclipse.core.runtime.CoreException;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.IPath;
 import org.eclipse.core.runtime.Path;
 import org.eclipse.jdt.core.IAccessRule;
@@ -127,21 +126,6 @@
 	}
 	
 	private void update() {
-		if(!javaProject.isOpen()){
-			try {
-				if(javaProject.getProject().exists() && javaProject.getProject().hasNature(JavaCore.NATURE_ID)){
-					javaProject.open(null);
-				} else {
-					return;
-				}
-			} catch (JavaModelException e) {
-				J2EEPlugin.logError(e);
-			} catch (CoreException e) {
-				//ignore 
-				return;
-			}
-		}
-		
 		IVirtualComponent component = ComponentCore.createComponent(javaProject.getProject());
 		if (component == null) {
 			return;