diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/RouterListener.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/RouterListener.php
index a352685d40..5d5a5436d3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/RouterListener.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/EventListener/RouterListener.php
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ class RouterListener implements EventSubscriberInterface
 
             $request->attributes->add($parameters);
             unset($parameters['_route']);
+            unset($parameters['_controller']);
             $request->attributes->set('_route_params', $parameters);
         } catch (ResourceNotFoundException $e) {
             $message = sprintf('No route found for "%s %s"', $request->getMethod(), $request->getPathInfo());