diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
index 2b2bee7ac..de2689db2 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ class EntityRepository implements ObjectRepository
      */
     public function findOneBy(array $criteria)
     {
-        return $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityPersister($this->_entityName)->load($criteria, null, null, array(), 0, 1);
+        return $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityPersister($this->_entityName)->load($criteria);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
index 1938ad160..19da2e200 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Persisters/BasicEntityPersister.php
@@ -559,13 +559,12 @@ class BasicEntityPersister
      * @param $assoc The association that connects the entity to load to another entity, if any.
      * @param array $hints Hints for entity creation.
      * @param int $lockMode
-     * @param int $limit Limit number of results
      * @return object The loaded and managed entity instance or NULL if the entity can not be found.
      * @todo Check identity map? loadById method? Try to guess whether $criteria is the id?
      */
-    public function load(array $criteria, $entity = null, $assoc = null, array $hints = array(), $lockMode = 0, $limit = 0)
+    public function load(array $criteria, $entity = null, $assoc = null, array $hints = array(), $lockMode = 0)
     {
-        $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSQL($criteria, $assoc, $lockMode, $limit);
+        $sql = $this->_getSelectEntitiesSQL($criteria, $assoc, $lockMode);
         list($params, $types) = $this->expandParameters($criteria);
         $stmt = $this->_conn->executeQuery($sql, $params, $types);