diff --git a/src/ORM/Table.php b/src/ORM/Table.php
index 0377052198e..c81653d789a 100644
--- a/src/ORM/Table.php
+++ b/src/ORM/Table.php
@@ -279,12 +279,8 @@ public function __construct(array $config = [])
             }
         }
         $this->_eventManager = $eventManager ?: new EventManager();
-        if ($behaviors) {
-            $behaviors->setTable($this);
-        } else {
-            $behaviors = new BehaviorRegistry($this);
-        }
-        $this->_behaviors = $behaviors;
+        $this->_behaviors = $behaviors ?: new BehaviorRegistry();
+        $this->_behaviors->setTable($this);
         $this->_associations = $associations ?: new AssociationCollection();
 
         $this->initialize($config);