diff --git a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConfSuite.scala b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConfSuite.scala
index 5d018ea9868a7..790976a5ac308 100644
--- a/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConfSuite.scala
+++ b/core/src/test/scala/org/apache/spark/SparkConfSuite.scala
@@ -19,27 +19,20 @@ package org.apache.spark
 
 import org.scalatest.FunSuite
 import org.apache.spark.serializer.{KryoRegistrator, KryoSerializer}
+import org.apache.spark.util.ResetSystemProperties
 import com.esotericsoftware.kryo.Kryo
 
-class SparkConfSuite extends FunSuite with LocalSparkContext {
+class SparkConfSuite extends FunSuite with LocalSparkContext with ResetSystemProperties {
   test("loading from system properties") {
-    try {
-      System.setProperty("spark.test.testProperty", "2")
-      val conf = new SparkConf()
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.testProperty") === "2")
-    } finally {
-      System.clearProperty("spark.test.testProperty")
-    }
+    System.setProperty("spark.test.testProperty", "2")
+    val conf = new SparkConf()
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.testProperty") === "2")
   }
 
   test("initializing without loading defaults") {
-    try {
-      System.setProperty("spark.test.testProperty", "2")
-      val conf = new SparkConf(false)
-      assert(!conf.contains("spark.test.testProperty"))
-    } finally {
-      System.clearProperty("spark.test.testProperty")
-    }
+    System.setProperty("spark.test.testProperty", "2")
+    val conf = new SparkConf(false)
+    assert(!conf.contains("spark.test.testProperty"))
   }
 
   test("named set methods") {
@@ -117,23 +110,17 @@ class SparkConfSuite extends FunSuite with LocalSparkContext {
 
   test("nested property names") {
     // This wasn't supported by some external conf parsing libraries
-    try {
-      System.setProperty("spark.test.a", "a")
-      System.setProperty("spark.test.a.b", "a.b")
-      System.setProperty("spark.test.a.b.c", "a.b.c")
-      val conf = new SparkConf()
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.a") === "a")
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b") === "a.b")
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b.c") === "a.b.c")
-      conf.set("spark.test.a.b", "A.B")
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.a") === "a")
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b") === "A.B")
-      assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b.c") === "a.b.c")
-    } finally {
-      System.clearProperty("spark.test.a")
-      System.clearProperty("spark.test.a.b")
-      System.clearProperty("spark.test.a.b.c")
-    }
+    System.setProperty("spark.test.a", "a")
+    System.setProperty("spark.test.a.b", "a.b")
+    System.setProperty("spark.test.a.b.c", "a.b.c")
+    val conf = new SparkConf()
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.a") === "a")
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b") === "a.b")
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b.c") === "a.b.c")
+    conf.set("spark.test.a.b", "A.B")
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.a") === "a")
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b") === "A.B")
+    assert(conf.get("spark.test.a.b.c") === "a.b.c")
   }
 
   test("register kryo classes through registerKryoClasses") {