diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/OneToOneSecondPass.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/OneToOneSecondPass.java
index 459b036e46..c3d64ae86c 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/OneToOneSecondPass.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/cfg/OneToOneSecondPass.java
@@ -103,9 +103,6 @@ public class OneToOneSecondPass implements SecondPass {
 		binder.setCascade( cascadeStrategy );
 		binder.setAccessType( inferredData.getDefaultAccess() );
 		Property prop = binder.makeProperty();
-		if ( ignoreNotFound ) {
-			prop.setOptional( true );
-		}
 		if ( BinderHelper.isEmptyAnnotationValue( mappedBy ) ) {
 			/*
 			 * we need to check if the columns are in the right order