diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
index e2d119f66..2d225c3d1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/ObjectHydrator.php
@@ -77,18 +77,11 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
      */
     private $existingCollections = array();
 
-    /**
-     * @var \Doctrine\ORM\Event\PostLoadEventDispatcher
-     */
-    private $postLoadEventDispatcher;
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     protected function prepare()
     {
-        $this->postLoadEventDispatcher = new PostLoadEventDispatcher($this->_em, $this->_hints);
-
         if ( ! isset($this->_hints[UnitOfWork::HINT_DEFEREAGERLOAD])) {
             $this->_hints[UnitOfWork::HINT_DEFEREAGERLOAD] = true;
         }
@@ -154,8 +147,6 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
         $this->existingCollections =
         $this->resultPointers = array();
 
-        unset($this->postLoadEventDispatcher);
-
         if ($eagerLoad) {
             $this->_uow->triggerEagerLoads();
         }
@@ -179,8 +170,6 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
             $coll->takeSnapshot();
         }
 
-        $this->postLoadEventDispatcher->dispatchEnqueuedPostLoadEvents();
-
         return $result;
     }
 
@@ -281,13 +270,7 @@ class ObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
 
         $this->_hints['fetchAlias'] = $dqlAlias;
 
-        $created = false;
-        $entity = $this->_uow->createEntity($className, $data, $this->_hints, $created);
-        if ($created) {
-            $this->postLoadEventDispatcher->dispatchPostLoad($entity);
-        }
-
-        return $entity;
+        return $this->_uow->createEntity($className, $data, $this->_hints);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/SimpleObjectHydrator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/SimpleObjectHydrator.php
index 6254d35b4..20c75ad30 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/SimpleObjectHydrator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Internal/Hydration/SimpleObjectHydrator.php
@@ -23,10 +23,6 @@ use PDO;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Events;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Event\LifecycleEventArgs;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Event\ListenersInvoker;
-use Doctrine\ORM\Event\PostLoadEventDispatcher;
 
 class SimpleObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
 {
@@ -35,23 +31,11 @@ class SimpleObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
      */
     private $class;
 
-    /**
-     * @var \Doctrine\ORM\Event\PostLoadEventDispatcher
-     */
-    private $postLoadEventDispatcher;
-
-    /**
-     * @var array
-     */
-    private $hydratedObjects = array();
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     protected function prepare()
     {
-        $this->postLoadEventDispatcher = new PostLoadEventDispatcher($this->_em, $this->_hints);
-
         if (count($this->_rsm->aliasMap) !== 1) {
             throw new \RuntimeException("Cannot use SimpleObjectHydrator with a ResultSetMapping that contains more than one object result.");
         }
@@ -87,21 +71,9 @@ class SimpleObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
 
         $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->triggerEagerLoads();
 
-        $this->postLoadEventDispatcher->dispatchEnqueuedPostLoadEvents();
-
         return $result;
     }
 
-    /**
-     * {@inheritdoc}
-     */
-    protected function cleanup()
-    {
-        parent::cleanup();
-
-        unset($this->postLoadEventDispatcher);
-    }
-
     /**
      * {@inheritdoc}
      */
@@ -169,11 +141,7 @@ class SimpleObjectHydrator extends AbstractHydrator
         }
 
         $uow    = $this->_em->getUnitOfWork();
-        $created = false;
-        $entity = $uow->createEntity($entityName, $data, $this->_hints, $created);
-        if ($created) {
-            $this->postLoadEventDispatcher->dispatchPostLoad($entity);
-        }
+        $entity = $uow->createEntity($entityName, $data, $this->_hints);
 
         $result[] = $entity;
     }