diff --git a/src/Symfony/Components/DependencyInjection/Loader/Extension/SymfonyTemplatingExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Components/DependencyInjection/Loader/Extension/SymfonyTemplatingExtension.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Components/DependencyInjection/Loader/Extension/SymfonyTemplatingExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Components/DependencyInjection/Loader/Extension/SymfonyTemplatingExtension.php
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ class SymfonyTemplatingExtension extends LoaderExtension
     }
     else
     {
-      $helpers = array(
+      $helpers = null === $config['helper'] ? array() : array(
         new Reference('symfony.templating.helper.javascripts'),
         new Reference('symfony.templating.helper.stylesheets'),
       );
[DependencyInjection] allowed to disabled the helpers in the templating extension