diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/MappingDescribeCommand.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/MappingDescribeCommand.php
index 2614c3cf8..1894c5e44 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/MappingDescribeCommand.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/Console/Command/MappingDescribeCommand.php
@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ EOT
         $entityManager = $this->getHelper('em')->getEntityManager();
 
         $this->output = $output;
-        $this->entityManager = $entityManager;
 
         $this->displayEntity($entityName, $entityManager);