diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
index 616c60a9d..230ab98b9 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Tools/EntityGenerator.php
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class EntityGenerator
     private static $_classTemplate =
 '<?php
 
-<namespace><use>
+<namespace>
 
 <entityAnnotation>
 <entityClassName>
@@ -189,7 +189,6 @@ public function <methodName>()
     {
         $placeHolders = array(
             '<namespace>',
-            '<use>',
             '<entityAnnotation>',
             '<entityClassName>',
             '<entityBody>'
@@ -197,7 +196,6 @@ public function <methodName>()
 
         $replacements = array(
             $this->_generateEntityNamespace($metadata),
-            $this->_generateEntityUse($metadata),
             $this->_generateEntityDocBlock($metadata),
             $this->_generateEntityClassName($metadata),
             $this->_generateEntityBody($metadata)
@@ -309,13 +307,6 @@ public function <methodName>()
         }
     }
 
-    private function _generateEntityUse(ClassMetadataInfo $metadata)
-    {
-        if ($this->_extendsClass()) {
-            return "\n\nuse " . $this->_getClassToExtendName() . ";\n";
-        }
-    }
-
     private function _generateEntityClassName(ClassMetadataInfo $metadata)
     {
         return 'class ' . $this->_getClassName($metadata) .
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php
index ef4f51353..8a5431094 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Tools/EntityGeneratorTest.php
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ class EntityGeneratorTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->_generator->setGenerateStubMethods(true);
         $this->_generator->setRegenerateEntityIfExists(false);
         $this->_generator->setUpdateEntityIfExists(true);
+        $this->_generator->setClassToExtend('stdClass');
     }
 
     public function testWriteEntityClass()
@@ -100,6 +101,18 @@ class EntityGeneratorTest extends \Doctrine\Tests\OrmTestCase
         $this->assertTrue(strstr($code, 'public function getTest(') !== false);
         $this->assertTrue(strstr($code, 'public function setTest(') !== false);
 
+        return $metadata;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @depends testEntityUpdatingWorks
+     * @param ClassMetadata $metadata
+     */
+    public function testEntityExtendsStdClass($metadata)
+    {
+        $book = new \EntityGeneratorBook();
+        $this->assertType('stdClass', $book);
+
         unlink(__DIR__ . '/EntityGeneratorBook.php');
     }
 }