diff --git a/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim b/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim
index eea3f48b..f56675d6 100644
--- a/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/java/javalsp.vim
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 " Author: Horacio Sanson <https://github.com/hsanson>
 " Description: Support for the Java language server https://github.com/georgewfraser/vscode-javac
 
-call ale#Set('java_javalsp_executable', 'launcher')
+call ale#Set('java_javalsp_executable', '')
 
 function! ale_linters#java#javalsp#Executable(buffer) abort
     return ale#Var(a:buffer, 'java_javalsp_executable')
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader
index aaaceb45..ca7388c0 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_javalsp_command_callback.vader
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ After:
   call ale#assert#TearDownLinterTest()
 
 Execute(The javalsp callback should return the correct default value):
-  AssertLinter 'launcher', ale#Escape('launcher')
+  AssertLinter '', ale#Escape('')
 
 Execute(The javalsp java executable should be configurable):
   let b:ale_java_javalsp_executable = '/bin/foobar'