diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/SystemReader.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/SystemReader.java
index 595691573..3afd9e567 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/SystemReader.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/util/SystemReader.java
@@ -121,15 +121,6 @@ public abstract class SystemReader {
 		public int getTimezone(long when) {
 			return getTimeZone().getOffset(when) / (60 * 1000);
 		}
-
-		public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
-			return TimeZone.getDefault();
-		}
-
-		@Override
-		public Locale getLocale() {
-			return Locale.getDefault();
-		}
 	};
 
 	/** @return the live instance to read system properties. */
@@ -200,11 +191,17 @@ public abstract class SystemReader {
 
 	/**
 	 * @return system time zone, possibly mocked for testing
+	 * @since 1.2
 	 */
-	public abstract TimeZone getTimeZone();
+	public TimeZone getTimeZone() {
+		return TimeZone.getDefault();
+	}
 
 	/**
 	 * @return the locale to use
+	 * @since 1.2
 	 */
-	public abstract Locale getLocale();
+	public Locale getLocale() {
+		return Locale.getDefault();
+	}
 }