diff --git a/app/Config/core.php b/app/Config/core.php
index bb4279cef..78eacd805 100644
--- a/app/Config/core.php
+++ b/app/Config/core.php
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
  *
  * Options:
  *
- * - `fatalErrorHandler` - callback - The callback to handle fatal errors. You can set this to any
- *    callable type, including anonymous functions. Setting it to false will disable the feature.
  * - `handler` - callback - The callback to handle errors. You can set this to any callable type,
  *    including anonymous functions.
  * - `level` - int - The level of errors you are interested in capturing.
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@
  * @see ErrorHandler for more information on error handling and configuration.
  */
 	Configure::write('Error', array(
-		'fatalErrorHandler' => 'ErrorHandler::handleFatalError',
 		'handler' => 'ErrorHandler::handleError',
 		'level' => E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED,
 		'trace' => true
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
index 13cdc0e6d..bb904bb1b 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/skel/Config/core.php
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
  *
  * Options:
  *
- * - `fatalErrorHandler` - callback - The callback to handle fatal errors. You can set this to any
- *    callable type, including anonymous functions. Setting it to false will disable the feature.
  * - `handler` - callback - The callback to handle errors. You can set this to any callable type,
  *    including anonymous functions.
  * - `level` - int - The level of errors you are interested in capturing.
@@ -51,7 +49,6 @@
  * @see ErrorHandler for more information on error handling and configuration.
  */
 	Configure::write('Error', array(
-		'fatalErrorHandler' => 'ErrorHandler::handleFatalError',
 		'handler' => 'ErrorHandler::handleError',
 		'level' => E_ALL & ~E_DEPRECATED,
 		'trace' => true
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
index 16b1c0db4..01e0d1ae6 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Core/App.php
@@ -913,14 +913,11 @@ class App {
 			return;
 		}
 
-		$fatalErrorHandler = Configure::read('Error.fatalErrorHandler');
-		if ($fatalErrorHandler === null) {
-			$fatalErrorHandler = 'ErrorHandler::handleFatalError';
-		}
-		if (!is_callable($fatalErrorHandler)) {
+		$errorHandler = Configure::read('Error.handler');
+		if (!is_callable($errorHandler)) {
 			return;
 		}
-		call_user_func($fatalErrorHandler, $lastError);
+		call_user_func($errorHandler, $lastError['type'], $lastError['message'], $lastError['file'], $lastError['line'], array());
 	}
 
 }
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
index 8a05b6e2c..0a25b1c27 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ class ErrorHandler {
 		}
 		$errorConfig = Configure::read('Error');
 		list($error, $log) = self::mapErrorCode($code);
+		if ($log === LOG_ERROR) {
+			return self::handleFatalError($code, $description, $file, $line);
+		}
 
 		$debug = Configure::read('debug');
 		if ($debug) {
@@ -186,24 +189,28 @@ class ErrorHandler {
 /**
  * Generate an error page when some fatal error happens.
  *
- * @param array $error Array with error information. See `error_get_last()` function
- * @return void
+ * @param integer $code Code of error
+ * @param string $description Error description
+ * @param string $file File on which error occurred
+ * @param integer $line Line that triggered the error
+ * @return boolean
  */
-	public static function handleFatalError($error) {
-		$logMessage = 'Fatal Error (' . $error['type'] . '): ' . $error['message'] . ' in [' . $error['file'] . ', line ' . $error['line'] . ']';
+	public static function handleFatalError($code, $description, $file, $line) {
+		$logMessage = 'Fatal Error (' . $code . '): ' . $description . ' in [' . $file . ', line ' . $line . ']';
 		CakeLog::write(LOG_ERROR, $logMessage);
 
 		$exceptionHandler = Configure::read('Exception.handler');
 		if (!is_callable($exceptionHandler)) {
-			return;
+			return false;
 		}
 
 		ob_clean();
 		if (Configure::read('debug')) {
-			call_user_func($exceptionHandler, new FatalErrorException($error['message'], 500, $error['file'], $error['line']));
+			call_user_func($exceptionHandler, new FatalErrorException($description, 500, $file, $line));
 		} else {
 			call_user_func($exceptionHandler, new InternalErrorException());
 		}
+		return false;
 	}
 
 /**
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php
index f59a02e46..246b2eb96 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Error/ErrorHandlerTest.php
@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		return array(
 			array(E_USER_NOTICE, 'Notice'),
 			array(E_USER_WARNING, 'Warning'),
-			array(E_USER_ERROR, 'Fatal Error'),
 		);
 	}
 
@@ -248,11 +247,10 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		$originalDebugLevel = Configure::read('debug');
 		$line = __LINE__;
-		$error = array('type' => E_ERROR, 'message' => 'Something wrong', 'file' => __FILE__, 'line' => $line);
 
 		ob_start();
 		Configure::write('debug', 1);
-		ErrorHandler::handleFatalError($error);
+		ErrorHandler::handleFatalError(E_ERROR, 'Something wrong', __FILE__, $line);
 		$result = ob_get_clean();
 		$this->assertContains('Something wrong', $result, 'message missing.');
 		$this->assertContains(__FILE__, $result, 'filename missing.');
@@ -260,7 +258,7 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 
 		ob_start();
 		Configure::write('debug', 0);
-		ErrorHandler::handleFatalError($error);
+		ErrorHandler::handleFatalError(E_ERROR, 'Something wrong', __FILE__, $line);
 		$result = ob_get_clean();
 		$this->assertNotContains('Something wrong', $result, 'message must not appear.');
 		$this->assertNotContains(__FILE__, $result, 'filename must not appear.');
@@ -280,10 +278,9 @@ class ErrorHandlerTest extends CakeTestCase {
 		if (file_exists(LOGS . 'error.log')) {
 			unlink(LOGS . 'error.log');
 		}
-		$error = array('type' => E_ERROR, 'message' => 'Something wrong', 'file' => __FILE__, 'line' => __LINE__);
 
 		ob_start();
-		ErrorHandler::handleFatalError($error);
+		ErrorHandler::handleFatalError(E_ERROR, 'Something wrong', __FILE__, __LINE__);
 		ob_clean();
 
 		$log = file(LOGS . 'error.log');