diff --git a/frameworks/Kieker-java/benchmark.sh b/frameworks/Kieker-java/benchmark.sh
index 44de8b16975a4005b75bfa8e2c191f45bd8d5f5f..7185c5db743fa82ccad381773856e280f1ebfdc1 100755
--- a/frameworks/Kieker-java/benchmark.sh
+++ b/frameworks/Kieker-java/benchmark.sh
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ info "Experiment will take circa ${TIME} seconds."
 # general server arguments
 JAVA_ARGS="-Xms1G -Xmx2G"
 
-LTW_ARGS="-javaagent:${AGENT} --illegal-access=permit -Dorg.aspectj.weaver.showWeaveInfo=true -Daj.weaving.verbose=true -Dkieker.monitoring.skipDefaultAOPConfiguration=true -Dorg.aspectj.weaver.loadtime.configuration=file://${AOP}"
+LTW_ARGS="-javaagent:${AGENT} -Dorg.aspectj.weaver.showWeaveInfo=true -Daj.weaving.verbose=true -Dkieker.monitoring.skipDefaultAOPConfiguration=true -Dorg.aspectj.weaver.loadtime.configuration=file://${AOP}"
 
 KIEKER_ARGS="-Dlog4j.configuration=log4j.cfg -Dkieker.monitoring.name=KIEKER-BENCHMARK -Dkieker.monitoring.adaptiveMonitoring.enabled=false -Dkieker.monitoring.periodicSensorsExecutorPoolSize=0"