diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Test/KernelTestCase.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Test/KernelTestCase.php
index 04f934c4fe..aa8b66929c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Test/KernelTestCase.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Test/KernelTestCase.php
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Test;
 
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ResettableContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Finder\Finder;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\KernelInterface;
 
@@ -171,7 +172,11 @@ abstract class KernelTestCase extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     protected static function ensureKernelShutdown()
     {
         if (null !== static::$kernel) {
+            $container = static::$kernel->getContainer();
             static::$kernel->shutdown();
+            if ($container instanceof ResettableContainerInterface) {
+                $container->reset();
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
index 7c55172d39..2b573fe860 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpKernel/Kernel.php
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\IniFileLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\PhpFileLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\DirectoryLoader;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Loader\ClosureLoader;
-use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ResettableContainerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Bundle\BundleInterface;
@@ -171,10 +170,6 @@ abstract class Kernel implements KernelInterface, TerminableInterface
             $bundle->setContainer(null);
         }
 
-        if ($this->container instanceof ResettableContainerInterface) {
-            $this->container->reset();
-        }
-
         $this->container = null;
     }