diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
index 7b97f89db..f8ddad343 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/ConsoleShell.php
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@ class ConsoleShell extends AppShell {
 
 		foreach ($this->models as $model) {
 			$class = $model;
-			$this->models[$model] = $class;
 			App::uses($class, 'Model');
 			$this->{$class} = new $class();
 		}