diff --git a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/StoredConfig.java b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/StoredConfig.java
index f9041207a..344d52068 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/StoredConfig.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jgit/src/org/eclipse/jgit/lib/StoredConfig.java
@@ -87,4 +87,9 @@ public StoredConfig(Config defaultConfig) {
 	 *             the configuration could not be written.
 	 */
 	public abstract void save() throws IOException;
+
+	@Override
+	public void clear() {
+		super.clear();
+	}
 }