diff --git a/functional-test/pom.xml b/functional-test/pom.xml
index e692a7eaba..9d34428737 100644
--- a/functional-test/pom.xml
+++ b/functional-test/pom.xml
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     <webdriver.chrome.bin>/opt/google/chrome/google-chrome</webdriver.chrome.bin>
     <!-- this decides what web driver type we intended to use-->
     <webdriver.type>chrome</webdriver.type>
-    <webdriver.display>:0</webdriver.display>
     <webdriver.log>${project.build.directory}/webdriver.log</webdriver.log>
     <webdriver.screenshot.dir>${project.build.directory}/screenshots</webdriver.screenshot.dir>
     <webdriver.wait>10</webdriver.wait>
@@ -779,6 +778,7 @@
                 <echo>or -Dappserver=wildfly8</echo>
                 <echo>NB: cargo.basename needs to match the basename of the file given in cargo.installation.</echo>
                 <echo>For example, if cargo.installation is http://example.com/download/jboss-6.3.2.zip, cargo.basename should be jboss-6.3.2.</echo>
+                <echo>appserver.dir.name is top-level dir inside zip.  For jbosseap6, default is jboss-eap-6.3.  Override for later versions.</echo>
                 <echo/>
                 <echo>-DallFuncTests to enable all functional tests (defaults to smoke tests)</echo>
                 <echo/>
@@ -791,10 +791,10 @@
                 <echo>-Dzanata.sample.projects.basedir=${project.build.testOutputDirectory}/sample-projects</echo>
                 <echo>-Dinclude.test.patterns=test filter pattern. Can be used to control what test to run. Default is ${default.test.patterns}</echo>
                 <echo>-Dwebdriver.type=run tests in htmlUnit, chrome or firefox. For chrome, see also webdriver.chrome.* Default is chrome.</echo>
-                <echo>-Dwebdriver.display=display to run test browser in, for Xnest or otherwise. Default is :0.</echo>
                 <echo>-Dwebdriver.chrome.bin=full path to chrome binary.</echo>
-                <echo>-Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=full path to chromedriver binary.</echo>
+                <echo>-Dwebdriver.chrome.driver=full path to chromedriver binary. Default is chromedriver on $PATH</echo>
                 <echo>-Dwebdriver.wait=global wait time in seconds for element searches. Default is 10.</echo>
+                <echo>NB: set env var DISPLAY to run test browser in alternative display, for Xnest/Xvfb/Xvnc. eg: xvfb-run -e mvn verify -Dappserver=wildfly8</echo>
                 <echo>==========================================================</echo>
                 <echo>to ask cargo to start up then wait so that tests can be run manually: mvn clean package cargo:run -Dappserver=wildfly8 -Dmysql.port=13306</echo>
                 <!-- placeholder. Actual content should be populated by running server/etc/scripts/functional-test-db-snapshot.sh -->
diff --git a/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/WebDriverFactory.java b/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/WebDriverFactory.java
index f237312da8..9e826f047a 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/WebDriverFactory.java
+++ b/functional-test/src/main/java/org/zanata/page/WebDriverFactory.java
@@ -108,29 +108,9 @@ private WebDriver createPlainDriver() {
     }
 
     private WebDriver configureChromeDriver() {
-        // TODO can we use this? it will use less code, but it will use DISPLAY rather than webdriver.display
-//        System.setProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_EXE_PROPERTY,
-//                getChromeDriver().getAbsolutePath()));
-//        System.setProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY,
-//                PropertiesHolder.getProperty("webdriver.log"));
-//        driverService = ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService();
-
-        @SuppressWarnings("deprecation")
-        File chromeDriver = getChromeDriver();
-        driverService =
-                new ChromeDriverService.Builder()
-                        .usingDriverExecutable(
-                                chromeDriver)
-                        .usingAnyFreePort()
-                        .withEnvironment(
-                                ImmutableMap
-                                        .of("DISPLAY",
-                                                PropertiesHolder.properties
-                                                        .getProperty("webdriver.display")))
-                        .withLogFile(
-                                new File(PropertiesHolder.properties
-                                        .getProperty("webdriver.log"))).build();
-
+        System.setProperty(ChromeDriverService.CHROME_DRIVER_LOG_PROPERTY,
+                PropertiesHolder.getProperty("webdriver.log"));
+        driverService = ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService();
         DesiredCapabilities capabilities = DesiredCapabilities.chrome();
         capabilities
                 .setCapability("chrome.binary", PropertiesHolder.properties
@@ -146,32 +126,6 @@ private WebDriver configureChromeDriver() {
                                 capabilities)));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Returns a File pointing to a chromedriver binary, searching the PATH
-     * if necessary. If the property 'webdriver.chrome.driver' points to an
-     * executable, uses that.  Otherwise, searches PATH for the specified
-     * executable.  Searches for 'chromedriver' if the property is null or
-     * empty.
-     * @return a File pointing to the executable
-     * @deprecated use ChromeDriverService.createDefaultService() if you can
-     */
-    @Deprecated
-    private File getChromeDriver() {
-        String exeName = PropertiesHolder.getProperty("webdriver.chrome.driver");
-        if (exeName == null || exeName.isEmpty()) {
-            exeName = CommandLine.find("chromedriver");
-        } else if (!new File(exeName).canExecute()) {
-            exeName = CommandLine.find(exeName);
-        }
-        if (exeName == null) {
-            throw new RuntimeException("Please ensure chromedriver is on " +
-                    "your system PATH or specified by the property " +
-                    "'webdriver.chrome.driver'.  Get it here: " +
-                    "http://chromedriver.storage.googleapis.com/index.html");
-        }
-        return new File(exeName);
-    }
-
     private WebDriver configureFirefoxDriver() {
         final String pathToFirefox =
                 Strings.emptyToNull(PropertiesHolder.properties
@@ -187,8 +141,6 @@ private WebDriver configureFirefoxDriver() {
          * TODO: Evaluate current timeout Timeout the connection in 30 seconds
          * firefoxBinary.setTimeout(TimeUnit.SECONDS.toMillis(30));
          */
-        firefoxBinary.setEnvironmentProperty("DISPLAY",
-                PropertiesHolder.properties.getProperty("webdriver.display"));
         return new FirefoxDriver(firefoxBinary, makeFirefoxProfile());
     }
 
diff --git a/functional-test/src/test/resources/setup.properties b/functional-test/src/test/resources/setup.properties
index 31bc94103b..9733c32b91 100644
--- a/functional-test/src/test/resources/setup.properties
+++ b/functional-test/src/test/resources/setup.properties
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ webdriver.chrome.driver=${webdriver.chrome.driver}
 #this decides what web driver type we intended to use.
 webdriver.type=${webdriver.type}
 webdriver.log=${webdriver.log}
-webdriver.display=${webdriver.display}
 webdriver.screenshot.dir=${webdriver.screenshot.dir}
 webdriver.wait=${webdriver.wait}
 zanata.instance.url=${zanata.instance.url}
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 5d811459d0..9c27017c51 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -1104,7 +1104,10 @@
             <goals><goal>run</goal></goals>
             <configuration combine.self="override">
               <target unless="skipITs" xmlns:unless="ant:unless">
-                <echo message="appserver: ${appserver} cargo.installation: ${cargo.installation} appserver.home: ${appserver.home}" />
+                <echo message="appserver=${appserver}" />
+                <echo message="cargo.installation=${cargo.installation}" />
+                <echo message="appserver.home=${appserver.home}" />
+                <echo message="DISPLAY=${env.DISPLAY}" />
                 <echo message="WARNING: 'appserver' property must be set unless skippping integration tests"
                   unless:set="appserver" />
                 <echo message="WARNING: 'cargo.installation' property (and possibly cargo.basename) must be set unless skipping integration tests"