diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php b/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php
index 9187315db207..769edb204330 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Auth/SessionGuard.php
@@ -173,10 +173,6 @@ public function user()
             }
         }
 
-        if (is_null($this->user)) {
-            $this->clearUserDataFromStorage();
-        }
-
         return $this->user;
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php b/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php
index 0a99502a6157..52c4cfe7d1c8 100755
--- a/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php
+++ b/tests/Auth/AuthGuardTest.php
@@ -262,9 +262,6 @@ public function testAuthenticateThrowsWhenUserIsNull()
         $this->expectExceptionMessage('Unauthenticated.');
 
         $guard = $this->getGuard();
-        $guard->setCookieJar($cookies = m::mock(CookieJar::class));
-        $cookies->shouldReceive('unqueue')->once();
-        $guard->getSession()->shouldReceive('remove')->once();
         $guard->getSession()->shouldReceive('get')->once()->andReturn(null);
 
         $guard->authenticate();
@@ -316,9 +313,6 @@ public function testUserMethodReturnsCachedUser()
     public function testNullIsReturnedForUserIfNoUserFound()
     {
         $mock = $this->getGuard();
-        $mock->setCookieJar($cookies = m::mock(CookieJar::class));
-        $cookies->shouldReceive('unqueue')->once();
-        $mock->getSession()->shouldReceive('remove')->once();
         $mock->getSession()->shouldReceive('get')->once()->andReturn(null);
         $this->assertNull($mock->user());
     }