diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.c b/Zend/zend_API.c
index 720815d4370..c0f7d533b1e 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.c
@@ -3155,13 +3155,7 @@ ZEND_API zend_bool zend_is_callable_ex(zval *callable, zval *object_ptr, uint ch
 
 				if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(callable)) == 2) {
 					obj = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(callable), 0);
-					if (Z_TYPE_P(obj) == IS_REFERENCE) {
-						obj = Z_REFVAL_P(obj);
-					}
 					method = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(callable), 1);
-					if (Z_TYPE_P(method) == IS_REFERENCE) {
-						method = Z_REFVAL_P(method);
-					}
 				}
 
 				do {