diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
index aba6b7b0a3..b4881b70d3 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Container.php
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ class Container implements ResettableContainerInterface
             $initialize();
         }
 
-        $id = $this->normalizeId($id);
-
         if ('service_container' === $id) {
             throw new InvalidArgumentException('You cannot set service "service_container".');
         }