diff --git a/Cake/ORM/Query.php b/Cake/ORM/Query.php
index 5e7f9d481af..453aebec633 100644
--- a/Cake/ORM/Query.php
+++ b/Cake/ORM/Query.php
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ public function first() {
 		if ($this->_dirty) {
 			$this->limit(1);
 		}
-		$this->bufferResults();
 		$this->_results = $this->all();
 		return $this->_results->first();
 	}