diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Hydrator.php b/lib/Doctrine/Hydrator.php
index 2961ce9a3..a1b0a9ff3 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Hydrator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Hydrator.php
@@ -291,7 +291,6 @@ class Doctrine_Hydrator extends Doctrine_Hydrator_Abstract
     protected function _gatherRowData(&$data, &$cache, &$id, &$nonemptyComponents)
     {
         $rowData = array();
-        //$className = null;
         
         foreach ($data as $key => $value) {
             // Parse each column name only once. Cache the results.
@@ -305,15 +304,6 @@ class Doctrine_Hydrator extends Doctrine_Hydrator_Abstract
                 $fieldName = $mapper->getFieldName($columnName);
                 $cache[$key]['fieldName'] = $fieldName;
                 
-                // determine the class name 
-                /*if ( ! $className) {
-                    if ($classMetadata->isDiscriminatorColumn($columnName)) {
-                        $className = $this->_getClassnameToReturn();
-                    } else if ( ! $className) {
-                        $className = $classMetadata->getClassName();
-                    }
-                }*/
-                
                 // cache identifier information
                 if ($classMetadata->isIdentifier($fieldName)) {
                     $cache[$key]['isIdentifier'] = true;