diff --git a/src/DI/ContainerBuilder.php b/src/DI/ContainerBuilder.php
index 195ce6b6a..aa0992ee6 100644
--- a/src/DI/ContainerBuilder.php
+++ b/src/DI/ContainerBuilder.php
@@ -784,9 +784,6 @@ public function formatPhp($statement, $args)
 			if ($val instanceof Statement) {
 				$val = self::literal($this->formatStatement($val));
 
-			} elseif ($val === $this) {
-				$val = self::literal('$this');
-
 			} elseif ($val instanceof ServiceDefinition) {
 				$val = '@' . current(array_keys($this->getDefinitions(), $val, TRUE));
 			}
@@ -852,9 +849,6 @@ public function normalizeEntity($entity)
 
 		} elseif ($entity instanceof ServiceDefinition) { // ServiceDefinition -> @serviceName
 			$entity = '@' . current(array_keys($this->definitions, $entity, TRUE));
-
-		} elseif (is_array($entity) && $entity[0] === $this) { // [$this, ...] -> [@container, ...]
-			$entity[0] = '@' . self::THIS_CONTAINER;
 		}
 		return $entity; // Class, @service, [Class, member], [@service, member], [, globalFunc], Statement
 	}
diff --git a/tests/DI/ContainerBuilder.basic.phpt b/tests/DI/ContainerBuilder.basic.phpt
index 62de7ee46..b61b66c1c 100644
--- a/tests/DI/ContainerBuilder.basic.phpt
+++ b/tests/DI/ContainerBuilder.basic.phpt
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ $six = $builder->addDefinition('six')
 	->addSetup(['@six', 'methodA'], ['a', 'b']);
 
 $builder->addDefinition('seven')
-	->setFactory([$six, 'create'], [$builder, $six])
+	->setFactory([$six, 'create'], ['@container', $six])
 	->addSetup([$six, 'methodA'])
 	->addSetup('$service->methodA(?)', ['a']);