diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
index b9e88311ece9e..61f90c06c5111 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ CHANGELOG
 3.3.0
 -----
 
+ * Translation related services are not loaded anymore when the `framework.translator` option
+   is disabled.
  * Added `GlobalVariables::getToken()`
 
 3.2.0
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
index 00cd236dc19c8..c368cf0501a25 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtension.php
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 use Doctrine\Common\Annotations\Reader;
 use Symfony\Bridge\Monolog\Processor\DebugProcessor;
 use Symfony\Component\Cache\Adapter\AdapterInterface;
+use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\Alias;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ChildDefinition;
 use Symfony\Component\DependencyInjection\ContainerBuilder;
@@ -85,14 +86,22 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
         $this->annotationsConfigEnabled = $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['annotations']);
 
         // A translator must always be registered (as support is included by
-        // default in the Form component). If disabled, an identity translator
-        // will be used and everything will still work as expected.
-        if (class_exists('Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator') || $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['form'])) {
-            if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator')) {
+        // default in the Form and Validator component). If disabled, an identity
+        // translator will be used and everything will still work as expected.
+        if ($this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['translator']) || $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['form']) || $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['validation'])) {
+            if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator') && $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['translator'])) {
+                throw new LogicException('Translation support cannot be enabled as the Translation component is not installed.');
+            }
+
+            if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator') && $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['form'])) {
                 throw new LogicException('Form support cannot be enabled as the Translation component is not installed.');
             }
 
-            $loader->load('translation.xml');
+            if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator') && $this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config['validation'])) {
+                throw new LogicException('Validation support cannot be enabled as the Translation component is not installed.');
+            }
+
+            $loader->load('identity_translator.xml');
         }
 
         if (isset($config['secret'])) {
@@ -165,7 +174,7 @@ public function load(array $configs, ContainerBuilder $container)
         $this->registerEsiConfiguration($config['esi'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerSsiConfiguration($config['ssi'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerFragmentsConfiguration($config['fragments'], $container, $loader);
-        $this->registerTranslatorConfiguration($config['translator'], $container);
+        $this->registerTranslatorConfiguration($config['translator'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerProfilerConfiguration($config['profiler'], $container, $loader);
         $this->registerCacheConfiguration($config['cache'], $container);
         $this->registerWorkflowConfiguration($config['workflows'], $container, $loader);
@@ -802,15 +811,13 @@ private function createVersion(ContainerBuilder $container, $version, $format, $
      * @param array            $config    A translator configuration array
      * @param ContainerBuilder $container A ContainerBuilder instance
      */
-    private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container)
+    private function registerTranslatorConfiguration(array $config, ContainerBuilder $container, LoaderInterface $loader)
     {
         if (!$this->isConfigEnabled($container, $config)) {
             return;
         }
 
-        if (!class_exists('Symfony\Component\Translation\Translator')) {
-            throw new LogicException('Translation support cannot be enabled as the Translator component is not installed.');
-        }
+        $loader->load('translation.xml');
 
         $this->translationConfigEnabled = true;
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml
index a562931a5e9a4..f5417c1f0de14 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/form_csrf.xml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
             <argument type="service" id="security.csrf.token_manager" />
             <argument>%form.type_extension.csrf.enabled%</argument>
             <argument>%form.type_extension.csrf.field_name%</argument>
-            <argument type="service" id="translator.default" />
+            <argument type="service" id="translator" />
             <argument>%validator.translation_domain%</argument>
             <argument type="service" id="form.server_params" />
         </service>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/identity_translator.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/identity_translator.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1ace993524ec7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/identity_translator.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" ?>
+<container xmlns="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services"
+    xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
+    xsi:schemaLocation="http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services http://symfony.com/schema/dic/services/services-1.0.xsd">
+
+    <services>
+        <service id="translator" class="Symfony\Component\Translation\IdentityTranslator">
+            <argument type="service" id="translator.selector" />
+        </service>
+
+        <service id="translator.selector" class="Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageSelector" public="false" />
+    </services>
+</container>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/translation.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/translation.xml
index ba1c3bc168316..75b77914bdfe9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/translation.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/translation.xml
@@ -27,12 +27,6 @@
             <tag name="monolog.logger" channel="translation" />
         </service>
 
-        <service id="translator" class="Symfony\Component\Translation\IdentityTranslator">
-            <argument type="service" id="translator.selector" />
-        </service>
-
-        <service id="translator.selector" class="Symfony\Component\Translation\MessageSelector" public="false" />
-
         <service id="translation.loader.php" class="Symfony\Component\Translation\Loader\PhpFileLoader">
             <tag name="translation.loader" alias="php" />
         </service>