diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/GuardAuthenticatorHandler.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/GuardAuthenticatorHandler.php
index 507e5362123b6..3b62c41253a22 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/GuardAuthenticatorHandler.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/GuardAuthenticatorHandler.php
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\TokenInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Exception\AuthenticationException;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\User\UserInterface;
-use Symfony\Component\Security\Guard\Token\PostAuthenticationGuardToken;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\Event\InteractiveLoginEvent;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Http\SecurityEvents;
 
@@ -116,11 +115,6 @@ public function authenticateUserAndHandleSuccess(UserInterface $user, Request $r
      */
     public function handleAuthenticationFailure(AuthenticationException $authenticationException, Request $request, GuardAuthenticatorInterface $guardAuthenticator, $providerKey)
     {
-        $token = $this->tokenStorage->getToken();
-        if ($token instanceof PostAuthenticationGuardToken && $providerKey === $token->getProviderKey()) {
-            $this->tokenStorage->setToken(null);
-        }
-
         $response = $guardAuthenticator->onAuthenticationFailure($request, $authenticationException);
         if ($response instanceof Response || null === $response) {
             // returning null is ok, it means they want the request to continue
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/Tests/GuardAuthenticatorHandlerTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/Tests/GuardAuthenticatorHandlerTest.php
index b46bc4a78d4f1..662bace30877c 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/Tests/GuardAuthenticatorHandlerTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Guard/Tests/GuardAuthenticatorHandlerTest.php
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ public function testHandleAuthenticationFailure()
     /**
      * @dataProvider getTokenClearingTests
      */
-    public function testHandleAuthenticationClearsToken($tokenClass, $tokenProviderKey, $actualProviderKey, $shouldTokenBeCleared)
+    public function testHandleAuthenticationClearsToken($tokenClass, $tokenProviderKey, $actualProviderKey)
     {
         $token = $this->getMockBuilder($tokenClass)
             ->disableOriginalConstructor()
@@ -90,12 +90,7 @@ public function testHandleAuthenticationClearsToken($tokenClass, $tokenProviderK
             ->method('getProviderKey')
             ->will($this->returnValue($tokenProviderKey));
 
-        // make the $token be the current token
-        $this->tokenStorage->expects($this->once())
-            ->method('getToken')
-            ->will($this->returnValue($token));
-
-        $this->tokenStorage->expects($shouldTokenBeCleared ? $this->once() : $this->never())
+        $this->tokenStorage->expects($this->never())
             ->method('setToken')
             ->with(null);
         $authException = new AuthenticationException('Bad password!');
@@ -115,9 +110,9 @@ public function getTokenClearingTests()
     {
         $tests = array();
         // correct token class and matching firewall => clear the token
-        $tests[] = array('Symfony\Component\Security\Guard\Token\PostAuthenticationGuardToken', 'the_firewall_key', 'the_firewall_key', true);
-        $tests[] = array('Symfony\Component\Security\Guard\Token\PostAuthenticationGuardToken', 'the_firewall_key', 'different_key', false);
-        $tests[] = array('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\UsernamePasswordToken', 'the_firewall_key', 'the_firewall_key', false);
+        $tests[] = array('Symfony\Component\Security\Guard\Token\PostAuthenticationGuardToken', 'the_firewall_key', 'the_firewall_key');
+        $tests[] = array('Symfony\Component\Security\Guard\Token\PostAuthenticationGuardToken', 'the_firewall_key', 'different_key');
+        $tests[] = array('Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Authentication\Token\UsernamePasswordToken', 'the_firewall_key', 'the_firewall_key');
 
         return $tests;
     }