diff --git a/app/Controller/PagesController.php b/app/Controller/PagesController.php
index 83fd907bc..4759719ae 100644
--- a/app/Controller/PagesController.php
+++ b/app/Controller/PagesController.php
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ class PagesController extends AppController {
  */
 	public $name = 'Pages';
 
-/**
- * Default helper
- *
- * @var array
- */
-	public $helpers = array('Html', 'Session');
 
 /**
  * This controller does not use a model
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php b/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php
index bef8bfcc9..24df664ea 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ class Controller extends Object implements CakeEventListener {
  * @var mixed A single name as a string or a list of names as an array.
  * @link http://book.cakephp.org/2.0/en/controllers.html#components-helpers-and-uses
  */
-	public $helpers = array('Session', 'Html', 'Form');
+	public $helpers = array();
 
 /**
  * An instance of a CakeRequest object that contains information about the current request.