diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml
index 8b92053b362e5..8a4265eea1d2b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/validator.xml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
                 <argument type="service" id="validator.validator_factory" />
             </call>
             <call method="setTranslator">
-                <argument type="service" id="translator" />
+                <argument type="service" id="translator" on-invalid="ignore" />
             </call>
             <call method="setTranslationDomain">
                 <argument>%validator.translation_domain%</argument>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
index c114f38177bec..9ffb13232f14a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Tests/DependencyInjection/FrameworkExtensionTest.php
@@ -674,7 +674,7 @@ public function testValidation()
         $this->assertSame('setConstraintValidatorFactory', $calls[0][0]);
         $this->assertEquals([new Reference('validator.validator_factory')], $calls[0][1]);
         $this->assertSame('setTranslator', $calls[1][0]);
-        $this->assertEquals([new Reference('translator')], $calls[1][1]);
+        $this->assertEquals([new Reference('translator', ContainerInterface::IGNORE_ON_INVALID_REFERENCE)], $calls[1][1]);
         $this->assertSame('setTranslationDomain', $calls[2][0]);
         $this->assertSame(['%validator.translation_domain%'], $calls[2][1]);
         $this->assertSame('addXmlMappings', $calls[3][0]);