diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php
index 916dd3b976..75836ce0b7 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Command/CacheClearCommand.php
@@ -170,20 +170,6 @@ EOF
             }
         }
 
-        $kernelDir = \dirname((new \ReflectionObject($kernel))->getFileName());
-        $preloadFile = $fs->makePathRelative(\dirname($containerFile, 2), $kernelDir);
-        $preloadFile .= substr_replace(basename($containerFile), '.preload', -4, 0);
-        $preloadFile = var_export('/'.$preloadFile, true);
-        @file_put_contents($kernelDir.'/.preload.php', <<<EOPHP
-<?php
-
-if (file_exists(__DIR__.$preloadFile)) {
-    require __DIR__.$preloadFile;
-}
-
-EOPHP
-        );
-
         if ($output->isVerbose()) {
             $io->comment('Finished');
         }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/CacheClearCommandTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/CacheClearCommandTest.php
index 41769f49d1..4b557011a9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/CacheClearCommandTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/CacheClearCommandTest.php
@@ -38,7 +38,6 @@ class CacheClearCommandTest extends TestCase
     protected function tearDown(): void
     {
         $this->fs->remove($this->kernel->getProjectDir());
-        $this->fs->remove(__DIR__.'/Fixture/.preload.php');
     }
 
     public function testCacheIsFreshAfterCacheClearedWithWarmup()
@@ -83,7 +82,5 @@ class CacheClearCommandTest extends TestCase
         $containerRef = new \ReflectionClass(require $containerFile);
         $containerFile = str_replace('tes_'.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, 'test'.\DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR, $containerRef->getFileName());
         $this->assertMatchesRegularExpression(sprintf('/\'kernel.container_class\'\s*=>\s*\'%s\'/', $containerClass), file_get_contents($containerFile), 'kernel.container_class is properly set on the dumped container');
-
-        $this->assertFileEquals(__DIR__.'/Fixture/preload.php.expected', __DIR__.'/Fixture/.preload.php');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/Fixture/preload.php.expected b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/Fixture/preload.php.expected
deleted file mode 100644
index 4b9461981b..0000000000
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/Command/CacheClearCommand/Fixture/preload.php.expected
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-if (file_exists(__DIR__.'/test/var/cache/test/FixtureSymfony_Bundle_FrameworkBundle_Tests_Command_CacheClearCommand_Fixture_TestAppKernelTestDebugContainer.preload.php')) {
-    require __DIR__.'/test/var/cache/test/FixtureSymfony_Bundle_FrameworkBundle_Tests_Command_CacheClearCommand_Fixture_TestAppKernelTestDebugContainer.preload.php';
-}