diff --git a/src/Nelmio/Alice/Loader/Base.php b/src/Nelmio/Alice/Loader/Base.php
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/src/Nelmio/Alice/Loader/Base.php
+++ b/src/Nelmio/Alice/Loader/Base.php
@@ -452,7 +452,6 @@ class Base implements LoaderInterface
             }
         }
 
-        $this->references['self'] = null;
         unset($this->references['self']);
     }
No need to set to null before unsetting, refs #<I>