diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/PassConfig.php b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/PassConfig.php
index bd9c340eda..e39cd4981a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/PassConfig.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/DependencyInjection/Compiler/PassConfig.php
@@ -84,15 +84,10 @@ class PassConfig
             new RemoveUnusedDefinitionsPass(),
             new InlineServiceDefinitionsPass(new AnalyzeServiceReferencesPass()),
             new AnalyzeServiceReferencesPass(),
+            new DefinitionErrorExceptionPass(),
             new CheckExceptionOnInvalidReferenceBehaviorPass(),
             new ResolveHotPathPass(),
         ]];
-
-        $this->afterRemovingPasses = [
-            100 => [
-                new DefinitionErrorExceptionPass(),
-            ],
-        ];
     }
 
     /**