diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
index bcb023e6e26..e4dce91cc42 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataInfo.php
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@
 use RuntimeException;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Types\Type;
 use Doctrine\DBAL\Platforms\AbstractPlatform;
-use ReflectionClass;
 use Doctrine\Common\Persistence\Mapping\ClassMetadata;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Cache\CacheException;
 
@@ -2816,11 +2815,6 @@ public function addDiscriminatorMapClass($name, $className)
             throw MappingException::invalidClassInDiscriminatorMap($className, $this->name);
         }
 
-        $refl = new ReflectionClass($className);
-        if ($refl->name !== $className) {
-            throw MappingException::invalidClassInDiscriminatorMap($className, $this->name);
-        }
-
         if (is_subclass_of($className, $this->name) && ! in_array($className, $this->subClasses)) {
             $this->subClasses[] = $className;
         }