diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php
index b9b454432..5225d3978 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/StandardEntityPersister.php
@@ -417,13 +417,6 @@ class StandardEntityPersister
     public function load(array $criteria, $entity = null, $assoc = null)
     {
         $stmt = $this->_conn->prepare($this->_getSelectEntitiesSql($criteria, $assoc));
-        if (!is_object($stmt)) {
-            try {
-                throw new \Exception;
-            } catch (\Exception $e) {
-                var_dump($e->getTraceAsString());
-            }
-        }
         $stmt->execute(array_values($criteria));
         $result = $stmt->fetch(Connection::FETCH_ASSOC);
         $stmt->closeCursor();