diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/NativeSessionStorage.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/NativeSessionStorage.php
index 5165b5d0d882..d6ce2a79def9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/NativeSessionStorage.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/Session/Storage/NativeSessionStorage.php
@@ -223,10 +223,6 @@ public function regenerate($destroy = false, $lifetime = null)
 
         $isRegenerated = session_regenerate_id($destroy);
 
-        // The reference to $_SESSION in session bags is lost in PHP7 and we need to re-create it.
-        // @see https://bugs.php.net/70013
-        $this->loadSession();
-
         if (null !== $this->emulateSameSite) {
             $originalCookie = SessionUtils::popSessionCookie(session_name(), session_id());
             if (null !== $originalCookie) {