diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/AbstractSessionListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/AbstractSessionListener.php
index 0e99ee55c2..76c2064d18 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/AbstractSessionListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/AbstractSessionListener.php
@@ -53,14 +53,13 @@ abstract class AbstractSessionListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
             return;
         }
 
-        $session = null;
         $request = $event->getRequest();
         if (!$request->hasSession()) {
             $sess = null;
             $request->setSessionFactory(function () use (&$sess) { return $sess ?? $sess = $this->getSession(); });
         }
 
-        $session = $session ?? ($this->container && $this->container->has('initialized_session') ? $this->container->get('initialized_session') : null);
+        $session = $this->container && $this->container->has('initialized_session') ? $this->container->get('initialized_session') : null;
         $this->sessionUsageStack[] = $session instanceof Session ? $session->getUsageIndex() : 0;
     }