fix for #3555

library/Zend/Form/Factory.php

@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function create($spec)
         $spec = $this->validateSpecification($spec, __METHOD__);
         $type = isset($spec['type']) ? $spec['type'] : 'Zend\Form\Element';
 
-        $element = $this->getElementFromName($type);
+        $element = $this->getFormElementManager()->get($type);
 
         if ($element instanceof FormInterface) {
             return $this->configureForm($element, $spec);
@@ -519,23 +519,6 @@ protected function prepareAndInjectValidationGroup($spec, FormInterface $form, $
         $form->setValidationGroup($spec);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Try to pull to element from element manager, or instantiates it from its name
-     *
-     * @param  string $elementName
-     * @return mixed
-     */
-    protected function getElementFromName($elementName)
-    {
-        $formElementManager = $this->getFormElementManager();
-
-        if ($formElementManager->has($elementName)) {
-            return $formElementManager->get($elementName);
-        }
-
-        return new $elementName();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Try to pull hydrator from service manager, or instantiates it from its name
      *

tests/ZendTest/Form/FactoryTest.php

@@ -594,4 +594,11 @@ public function testCanPullHydratorThroughServiceManager()
 
         $this->assertInstanceOf('Zend\Stdlib\Hydrator\ObjectProperty', $fieldset->getHydrator());
     }
+
+    public function testCreatedFieldsetsHaveFactoryAndFormElementManagerInjected()
+    {
+        $fieldset = $this->factory->createFieldset(array('name' => 'myFieldset'));
+        $this->assertAttributeInstanceOf('Zend\Form\Factory', 'factory', $fieldset);
+        $this->assertSame($fieldset->getFormFactory()->getFormElementManager(), $this->factory->getFormElementManager());
+    }
 }