diff --git a/native/java/org/jpype/proxy/JPypeProxy.java b/native/java/org/jpype/proxy/JPypeProxy.java
index c99c93244..836deb74a 100644
--- a/native/java/org/jpype/proxy/JPypeProxy.java
+++ b/native/java/org/jpype/proxy/JPypeProxy.java
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ public Object invoke(Object proxy, Method method, Object[] args)
         }
 
         return MethodHandles.lookup()
-                .in(cls)
                 .findSpecial(cls,
                         method.getName(),
                         MethodType.methodType(method.getReturnType()),