diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
index a2d7fd8db..47d0648be 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/EntityRepository.php
@@ -301,6 +301,6 @@ class EntityRepository implements ObjectRepository, Selectable
     {
         $persister = $this->_em->getUnitOfWork()->getEntityPersister($this->_entityName);
 
-        return new LazyCriteriaCollection($this->_em, $persister, $criteria);
+        return new LazyCriteriaCollection($persister, $criteria);
     }
 }
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php
index a545c0ad7..6383d18d0 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/LazyCriteriaCollection.php
@@ -33,11 +33,6 @@ use Doctrine\ORM\Persisters\BasicEntityPersister;
  */
 class LazyCriteriaCollection implements Collection
 {
-    /**
-     * @var EntityManager
-     */
-    protected $entityManager;
-
     /**
      * @var BasicEntityPersister
      */
@@ -66,13 +61,11 @@ class LazyCriteriaCollection implements Collection
     protected $count;
 
     /**
-     * @param EntityManager        $entityManager
      * @param BasicEntityPersister $entityPersister
      * @param Criteria             $criteria
      */
-    public function __construct(EntityManager $entityManager, BasicEntityPersister $entityPersister, Criteria $criteria)
+    public function __construct(BasicEntityPersister $entityPersister, Criteria $criteria)
     {
-        $this->entityManager   = $entityManager;
         $this->entityPersister = $entityPersister;
         $this->criteria        = $criteria;
     }
@@ -88,9 +81,6 @@ class LazyCriteriaCollection implements Collection
             return $this->count;
         }
 
-        //$exp = $this->criteria->expr()->eq('username', 'bar');
-        //$this->criteria = new Criteria($exp);
-
         $this->count = $this->entityPersister->count($this->criteria);
 
         return $this->count;