diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/README.md b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/README.md
index 7b3a7ef677..c36f9b5335 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/README.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ Provides utilities for PHPUnit, especially user deprecation notices management.
 
 It comes with the following features:
 
- * disable the garbage collector;
  * enforce a consistent `C` locale;
  * auto-register `class_exists` to load Doctrine annotations;
  * print a user deprecation notices summary at the end of the test suite.
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/bootstrap.php b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/bootstrap.php
index e5b1a1a2c4..bb98a92961 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/bootstrap.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bridge/PhpUnit/bootstrap.php
@@ -17,12 +17,6 @@ if (!defined('PHPUNIT_COMPOSER_INSTALL') && !class_exists('PHPUnit_TextUI_Comman
     return;
 }
 
-if (PHP_VERSION_ID >= 50400 && gc_enabled()) {
-    // Disabling Zend Garbage Collection to prevent segfaults with PHP5.4+
-    // https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=53976
-    gc_disable();
-}
-
 // Enforce a consistent locale
 setlocale(LC_ALL, 'C');