--- dom4j-1.6.1/src/java/org/dom4j/util/SimpleSingleton.java~	2005-05-16 15:28:30.000000000 +0200
+++ dom4j-1.6.1/src/java/org/dom4j/util/SimpleSingleton.java	2007-07-06 10:09:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -35,8 +35,7 @@
         if (singletonClassName != null) {
             Class clazz = null;
             try {
-                clazz = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().loadClass(
-                        singletonClassName);
+                clazz = Class.forName(singletonClassName);
                 singletonInstance = clazz.newInstance();
             } catch (Exception ignore) {
                 try {