diff --git a/src/ServiceManager.php b/src/ServiceManager.php
index f284698a..4cceedf4 100644
--- a/src/ServiceManager.php
+++ b/src/ServiceManager.php
@@ -475,7 +475,6 @@ public function get($name, $usePeeringServiceManagers = true)
                 isset($this->invokableClasses[$cName])
                 || isset($this->factories[$cName])
                 || isset($this->aliases[$cName])
-                || isset($this->instances[$cName])
                 || $this->canCreateFromAbstractFactory($cName, $name)
             ) {
                 $instance = $this->create(array($cName, $name));