diff --git a/src/Mapping/Driver/AbstractAnnotationDriver.php b/src/Mapping/Driver/AbstractAnnotationDriver.php
index c8cc1af57e..a768e8137c 100644
--- a/src/Mapping/Driver/AbstractAnnotationDriver.php
+++ b/src/Mapping/Driver/AbstractAnnotationDriver.php
@@ -82,15 +82,7 @@ public function setOriginalDriver($driver)
      */
     public function getMetaReflectionClass($meta)
     {
-        $class = $meta->getReflectionClass();
-        if (!$class) {
-            // based on recent doctrine 2.3.0-DEV maybe will be fixed in some way
-            // this happens when running annotation driver in combination with
-            // static reflection services. This is not the nicest fix
-            $class = new \ReflectionClass($meta->getName());
-        }
-
-        return $class;
+        return $meta->getReflectionClass();
     }
 
     /**