diff --git a/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncher.java b/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncher.java
index e31d15243275..eddebc7e102f 100644
--- a/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncher.java
+++ b/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncher.java
@@ -136,8 +136,6 @@ public class PropertiesLauncher extends Launcher {
 
 	private final File homeDirectory;
 
-	private final List<String> paths;
-
 	private final Properties properties = new Properties();
 
 	public PropertiesLauncher() throws Exception {
@@ -148,7 +146,6 @@ public PropertiesLauncher() throws Exception {
 		this.archive = archive;
 		this.homeDirectory = getHomeDirectory();
 		initializeProperties();
-		this.paths = getPaths();
 		this.classPathIndex = getClassPathIndex(this.archive);
 	}
 
@@ -295,7 +292,7 @@ private void addToSystemProperties() {
 	private List<String> getPaths() throws Exception {
 		String path = getProperty(PATH);
 		List<String> paths = (path != null) ? parsePathsProperty(path) : Collections.emptyList();
-		debug.log("Nested archive paths: %s", this.paths);
+		debug.log("Nested archive paths: %s", paths);
 		return paths;
 	}
 
diff --git a/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncherTests.java b/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncherTests.java
index d12b13bf8f3a..d434c8ec1b96 100644
--- a/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncherTests.java
+++ b/loader/spring-boot-loader/src/test/java/org/springframework/boot/loader/launch/PropertiesLauncherTests.java
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedConfigName() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.config.name", "foo");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
 		assertThat(this.launcher.getMainClass()).isEqualTo("my.Application");
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[etc/]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[etc/]");
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -141,14 +141,14 @@ void testRootOfClasspathFirst() throws Exception {
 	void testUserSpecifiedDotPath() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", ".");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[.]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[.]");
 	}
 
 	@Test
 	void testUserSpecifiedSlashPath() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "jars/");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[jars/]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[jars/]");
 		Set<URL> urls = this.launcher.getClassPathUrls();
 		assertThat(urls).areExactly(1, endingWith("app.jar"));
 	}
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedWildcardPath() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "jars/*");
 		System.setProperty("loader.main", "demo.Application");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[jars/]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[jars/]");
 		this.launcher.launch(new String[0]);
 		waitFor("Hello World");
 	}
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedJarPath() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "jars/app.jar");
 		System.setProperty("loader.main", "demo.Application");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[jars/app.jar]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[jars/app.jar]");
 		this.launcher.launch(new String[0]);
 		waitFor("Hello World");
 	}
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedJarPath() throws Exception {
 	void testUserSpecifiedRootOfJarPath() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "jar:file:./src/test/resources/nested-jars/app.jar!/");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths"))
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths"))
 			.hasToString("[jar:file:./src/test/resources/nested-jars/app.jar!/]");
 		Set<URL> urls = this.launcher.getClassPathUrls();
 		assertThat(urls).areExactly(1, endingWith("foo.jar!/"));
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedNestedJarPath() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "nested-jars/nested-jar-app.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes/");
 		System.setProperty("loader.main", "demo.Application");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths"))
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths"))
 			.hasToString("[nested-jars/nested-jar-app.jar!/BOOT-INF/classes/]");
 		this.launcher.launch(new String[0]);
 		waitFor("Hello World");
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedJarPathWithDot() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "./jars/app.jar");
 		System.setProperty("loader.main", "demo.Application");
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[jars/app.jar]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[jars/app.jar]");
 		this.launcher.launch(new String[0]);
 		waitFor("Hello World");
 	}
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedClassLoader() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "jars/app.jar");
 		System.setProperty("loader.classLoader", URLClassLoader.class.getName());
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).hasToString("[jars/app.jar]");
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths")).hasToString("[jars/app.jar]");
 		this.launcher.launch(new String[0]);
 		waitFor("Hello World");
 	}
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ void testUserSpecifiedClassPathOrder() throws Exception {
 		System.setProperty("loader.path", "more-jars/app.jar,jars/app.jar");
 		System.setProperty("loader.classLoader", URLClassLoader.class.getName());
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths"))
+		assertThat(ReflectionTestUtils.<Object>invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths"))
 			.hasToString("[more-jars/app.jar, jars/app.jar]");
 		this.launcher.launch(new String[0]);
 		waitFor("Hello Other World");
@@ -325,8 +325,8 @@ void testLoadPathCustomizedUsingManifest() throws Exception {
 			manifest.write(manifestStream);
 		}
 		this.launcher = new PropertiesLauncher();
-		assertThat((List<String>) ReflectionTestUtils.getField(this.launcher, "paths")).containsExactly("/foo.jar",
-				"/bar/");
+		assertThat((List<String>) ReflectionTestUtils.invokeMethod(this.launcher, "getPaths"))
+			.containsExactly("/foo.jar", "/bar/");
 	}
 
 	@Test