diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
index df62b22ff9..60325e75df 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
@@ -86,8 +86,6 @@ class Container implements IntrospectableContainerInterface
     public function __construct(ParameterBagInterface $parameterBag = null)
     {
         $this->parameterBag = $parameterBag ?: new ParameterBag();
-
-        $this->set('service_container', $this);
     }
 
     /**