diff --git a/UPGRADE-3.0.md b/UPGRADE-3.0.md
index c20bb51c579a..59cf034618aa 100644
--- a/UPGRADE-3.0.md
+++ b/UPGRADE-3.0.md
@@ -353,9 +353,9 @@ UPGRADE FROM 2.x to 3.0
  * The `request` service was removed. You must inject the `request_stack`
    service instead.
 
- * The `templating.helper.assets` was moved to `templating_php.xml`. You can
+ * The `templating.helper.assets` was removed in Symfony 3.0. You should
    use the `assets.package` service instead.
-
+   
    Before:
 
    ```php
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 6f756b8a4f98..01e04adc6830 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -557,12 +557,6 @@ private function registerTemplatingConfiguration(array $config, $ide, ContainerB
                 'Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Templating\\PhpEngine',
                 'Symfony\\Bundle\\FrameworkBundle\\Templating\\Loader\\FilesystemLoader',
             ));
-
-            if ($container->hasDefinition('assets.packages')) {
-                $container->getDefinition('templating.helper.assets')->replaceArgument(0, new Reference('assets.packages'));
-            } else {
-                $container->removeDefinition('templating.helper.assets');
-            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml
index 80148144cb65..0b2861346d7e 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@
             <argument type="service" id="router" />
         </service>
 
-        <service id="templating.helper.assets" class="Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Templating\Helper\AssetsHelper">
-            <tag name="templating.helper" alias="assets" />
-            <argument /> <!-- default package -->
-            <argument type="collection" /> <!-- named packages -->
-        </service>
-
         <service id="templating.helper.actions" class="Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Templating\Helper\ActionsHelper">
             <tag name="templating.helper" alias="actions" />
             <argument type="service" id="fragment.handler" />
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/php/assets_disabled.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/php/assets_disabled.php
deleted file mode 100644
index bf12a8bc47e5..000000000000
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/Fixtures/php/assets_disabled.php
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-<?php
-
-$container->loadFromExtension('framework', array(
-    'templating' => array(
-        'engines' => array('php', 'twig'),
-    ),
-));
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
index ef3272249c75..9e1a8ebfd2fb 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
@@ -467,21 +467,6 @@ public function testSerializerEnabled()
         $this->assertTrue($container->has('serializer'));
     }
 
-    public function testAssetHelperWhenAssetsAreEnabled()
-    {
-        $container = $this->createContainerFromFile('full');
-        $packages = $container->getDefinition('templating.helper.assets')->getArgument(0);
-
-        $this->assertSame('assets.packages', (string) $packages);
-    }
-
-    public function testAssetHelperWhenTemplatesAreEnabledAndAssetsAreDisabled()
-    {
-        $container = $this->createContainerFromFile('assets_disabled');
-
-        $this->assertFalse($container->hasDefinition('templating.helper.assets'));
-    }
-
     protected function createContainer(array $data = array())
     {
         return new ContainerBuilder(new ParameterBag(array_merge(array(