diff --git a/library/Zend/Registry.php b/library/Zend/Registry.php
index 56492c9b6d..3441219309 100644
--- a/library/Zend/Registry.php
+++ b/library/Zend/Registry.php
@@ -194,16 +194,4 @@ public function __construct($array = array(), $flags = parent::ARRAY_AS_PROPS)
     {
         parent::__construct($array, $flags);
     }
-
-    /**
-     * @param string $index
-     * @returns mixed
-     *
-     * Workaround for http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=40442 (ZF-960).
-     */
-    public function offsetExists($index)
-    {
-        return array_key_exists($index, $this);
-    }
-
 }