diff --git a/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParam.php b/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParam.php
index abffe0121..dd67c1741 100644
--- a/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParam.php
+++ b/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParam.php
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ public function getConstraints()
             if (false === $this->nullable) {
                 $constraints[] = new NotNull();
             }
-            if (false === $this->allowBlank) {
-                $constraints[] = new NotBlank();
-            }
         }
 
         return $constraints;
diff --git a/Tests/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParamTest.php b/Tests/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParamTest.php
index 8e65172ea..a8499ab73 100644
--- a/Tests/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParamTest.php
+++ b/Tests/Controller/Annotations/AbstractScalarParamTest.php
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ public function testArrayWithBlankConstraintsWhenParamIsAnArray()
         $this->assertEquals(array(new Constraints\All(array(
             new Constraints\NotNull(),
             new Constraints\NotBlank(),
-        )), new Constraints\NotNull(), new Constraints\NotBlank()), $this->param->getConstraints());
+        )), new Constraints\NotNull()), $this->param->getConstraints());
     }
 
     public function testArrayWithNoConstraintsDoesNotCreateInvalidConstraint()