diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/helpers/jdk/jpackage/test/HelloApp.java b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/helpers/jdk/jpackage/test/HelloApp.java
index a004dd421c1..46aa2f1375f 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/helpers/jdk/jpackage/test/HelloApp.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/helpers/jdk/jpackage/test/HelloApp.java
@@ -351,16 +351,6 @@ public final class HelloApp {
             this.outputFilePath = TKit.workDir().resolve(OUTPUT_FILENAME);
             this.params = new HashMap<>();
             this.defaultLauncherArgs = new ArrayList<>();
-
-            if (TKit.isWindows()) {
-                // When running app launchers on Windows, clear users environment (JDK-8254920)
-                removePath(true);
-            }
-        }
-
-        public AppOutputVerifier removePath(boolean v) {
-            removePath = v;
-            return this;
         }
 
         public AppOutputVerifier saveOutput(boolean v) {
@@ -442,10 +432,7 @@ public final class HelloApp {
             if (launcherNoExit) {
                 return getExecutor(args).executeWithoutExitCodeCheck();
             } else {
-                final int attempts = 3;
-                final int waitBetweenAttemptsSeconds = 5;
-                return getExecutor(args).executeAndRepeatUntilExitCode(expectedExitCode, attempts,
-                        waitBetweenAttemptsSeconds);
+                return HelloApp.execute(expectedExitCode, getExecutor(args));
             }
         }
 
@@ -475,7 +462,6 @@ public final class HelloApp {
         }
 
         private boolean launcherNoExit;
-        private boolean removePath;
         private boolean saveOutput;
         private final Path launcherPath;
         private Path outputFilePath;
@@ -488,7 +474,22 @@ public final class HelloApp {
         return new AppOutputVerifier(helloAppLauncher);
     }
 
-    public static Executor configureEnvironment(Executor executor) {
+    public static Executor.Result configureAndExecute(int expectedExitCode, Executor executor) {
+        return execute(expectedExitCode, configureEnvironment(executor));
+    }
+
+    private static Executor.Result execute(int expectedExitCode, Executor executor) {
+        if (TKit.isLinux()) {
+            final int attempts = 3;
+            final int waitBetweenAttemptsSeconds = 5;
+            return executor.executeAndRepeatUntilExitCode(expectedExitCode, attempts,
+                    waitBetweenAttemptsSeconds);
+        } else {
+            return executor.execute(expectedExitCode);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static Executor configureEnvironment(Executor executor) {
         if (CLEAR_JAVA_ENV_VARS) {
             executor.removeEnvVar("JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS");
             executor.removeEnvVar("_JAVA_OPTIONS");
diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/AppLauncherEnvTest.java b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/AppLauncherEnvTest.java
index 52016e6f4ab..772370b0f8c 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/AppLauncherEnvTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/share/AppLauncherEnvTest.java
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import java.util.stream.Stream;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.JPackageCommand;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.Annotations.Test;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.Executor;
-import static jdk.jpackage.test.HelloApp.configureEnvironment;
+import static jdk.jpackage.test.HelloApp.configureAndExecute;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.TKit;
 
 /**
@@ -62,16 +62,12 @@ public class AppLauncherEnvTest {
 
         final String envVarName = envVarName();
 
-        final int attempts = 3;
-        final int waitBetweenAttemptsSeconds = 5;
-        List<String> output = configureEnvironment(new Executor())
+        List<String> output = configureAndExecute(0, new Executor()
                 .saveOutput()
                 .setExecutable(cmd.appLauncherPath().toAbsolutePath())
                 .addArguments("--print-env-var=" + envVarName)
                 .addArguments("--print-sys-prop=" + testAddDirProp)
-                .addArguments("--print-sys-prop=" + "java.library.path")
-                .executeAndRepeatUntilExitCode(0, attempts,
-                        waitBetweenAttemptsSeconds).getOutput();
+                .addArguments("--print-sys-prop=" + "java.library.path")).getOutput();
 
         BiFunction<Integer, String, String> getValue = (idx, name) -> {
             return  output.get(idx).substring((name + "=").length());
diff --git a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/windows/WinChildProcessTest.java b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/windows/WinChildProcessTest.java
index 5b0ff9b1f01..a83ef837331 100644
--- a/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/windows/WinChildProcessTest.java
+++ b/test/jdk/tools/jpackage/windows/WinChildProcessTest.java
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ import java.util.Optional;
 import java.nio.file.Path;
 
 import jdk.jpackage.test.JPackageCommand;
-import static jdk.jpackage.test.HelloApp.configureEnvironment;
+import static jdk.jpackage.test.HelloApp.configureAndExecute;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.Annotations.Test;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.Executor;
 import jdk.jpackage.test.TKit;
@@ -63,9 +63,9 @@ public class WinChildProcessTest {
 
             // Start the third party application launcher and dump and save the
             // output of the application
-            List<String> output = configureEnvironment(new Executor()).saveOutput().dumpOutput()
-                    .setExecutable(cmd.appLauncherPath().toAbsolutePath())
-                    .execute(0).getOutput();
+            List<String> output = configureAndExecute(0, new Executor().saveOutput().dumpOutput()
+                    .setExecutable(cmd.appLauncherPath().toAbsolutePath()))
+                            .getOutput();
             String pidStr = output.get(0);
 
             // parse child PID