diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
index 7c280488e..c76008ab4 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
@@ -422,9 +422,6 @@ class App {
 
 			if (empty($path)) {
 				$path = self::path($type, $plugin);
-				if (empty($plugin)) {
-					$path = array_merge($path, App::core($type));
-				}
 			}
 
 			foreach ((array)$path as $dir) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
index df33f73e2..4c0e9c3ce 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Core/AppTest.php
@@ -278,6 +278,14 @@ class AppTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		$this->assertTrue(in_array('Dispatcher', $result));
 		$this->assertTrue(in_array('Router', $result));
 
+		App::build(array(
+			'Model/Behavior' => App::core('Model/Behavior'),
+			'Controller' => App::core('Controller'),
+			'Controller/Component' => App::core('Controller/Component'),
+			'View' => App::core('View'),
+			'Model' => App::core('Model'),
+			'View/Helper' => App::core('View/Helper'),
+		), App::RESET);
 		$result = App::objects('behavior', null, false);
 		$this->assertTrue(in_array('TreeBehavior', $result));
 		$result = App::objects('Model/Behavior', null, false);