diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php
index d68861e40a95..09f0ba647aab 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/DefaultController.php
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller;
 
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAware;
 
 /*
  * This file is part of the Symfony framework.
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * @author     Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
  */
-class DefaultController extends Controller
+class DefaultController extends ContainerAware
 {
     /**
      * Renders the Symfony2 welcome page.
@@ -28,6 +28,6 @@ class DefaultController extends Controller
      */
     public function indexAction()
     {
-        return $this['templating']->renderResponse('FrameworkBundle:Default:index');
+        return $this->container->get('templating')->renderResponse('FrameworkBundle:Default:index');
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ExceptionController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ExceptionController.php
index 270072b0c06f..bced69e3fd8f 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ExceptionController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/ExceptionController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller;
 
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAware;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Exception\FlattenException;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Log\DebugLoggerInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\OutputEscaper\SafeDecorator;
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
  *
  * @author     Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
  */
-class ExceptionController extends Controller
+class ExceptionController extends ContainerAware
 {
     /**
      * Converts an Exception to a Response.
@@ -35,15 +35,15 @@ class ExceptionController extends Controller
      */
     public function exceptionAction(FlattenException $exception, DebugLoggerInterface $logger = null, $format = 'html', $embedded = false)
     {
-        $this['request']->setRequestFormat($format);
+        $this->container->get('request')->setRequestFormat($format);
 
         $currentContent = '';
         while (false !== $content = ob_get_clean()) {
             $currentContent .= $content;
         }
 
-        $response = $this->render(
-            'FrameworkBundle:Exception:'.($this['kernel']->isDebug() ? 'exception' : 'error'),
+        $response = $this->container->get('templating')->renderResponse(
+            'FrameworkBundle:Exception:'.($this->container->get('kernel')->isDebug() ? 'exception' : 'error'),
             array(
                 'exception'      => new SafeDecorator($exception),
                 'logger'         => $logger,
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/InternalController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/InternalController.php
index d18ba7bab773..ca585ba638c4 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/InternalController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/InternalController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller;
 
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAware;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 /*
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * @author     Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
  */
-class InternalController extends Controller
+class InternalController extends ContainerAware
 {
     /**
      * Forwards to the given controller with the given path.
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ class InternalController extends Controller
      */
     public function indexAction($path, $controller)
     {
-        $request = $this['request'];
+        $request = $this->container->get('request');
         $attributes = $request->attributes;
 
         $attributes->delete('path');
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ public function indexAction($path, $controller)
             $attributes->add($tmp);
         }
 
-        return $this['controller_resolver']->forward($controller, $attributes->all(), $request->query->all());
+        return $this->container->get('controller_resolver')->forward($controller, $attributes->all(), $request->query->all());
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php
index e3462da8675b..33200b724134 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/RedirectController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller;
 
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAware;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 /*
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * @author     Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
  */
-class RedirectController extends Controller
+class RedirectController extends ContainerAware
 {
     /**
      * Redirects to another route.
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ class RedirectController extends Controller
     public function redirectAction($route, $permanent = false)
     {
         if (!$route) {
-            $response = $this['response'];
+            $response = $this->container->get('response');
             $response->setStatusCode(410);
 
             return $response;
@@ -46,10 +46,10 @@ public function redirectAction($route, $permanent = false)
 
         $code = $permanent ? 301 : 302;
 
-        $attributes = $this['request']->attributes->all();
+        $attributes = $this->container->get('request')->attributes->all();
         unset($attributes['_route'], $attributes['route']);
 
-        $response = $this['response'];
+        $response = $this->container->get('response');
         $response->setRedirect($this['router']->generate($route, $attributes), $code);
 
         return $response;
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/TemplateController.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/TemplateController.php
index 7f5755c265a7..62249513edad 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/TemplateController.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/TemplateController.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller;
 
-use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
+use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerAware;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
 
 /*
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
  *
  * @author     Fabien Potencier <fabien.potencier@symfony-project.com>
  */
-class TemplateController extends Controller
+class TemplateController extends ContainerAware
 {
     /**
      * Renders a template.
@@ -30,6 +30,6 @@ class TemplateController extends Controller
      */
     public function templateAction($template)
     {
-        return $this['templating']->renderResponse($template);
+        return $this->container->get('templating')->renderResponse($template);
     }
 }