diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/mapping/internal/ManyToManyCollectionPart.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/mapping/internal/ManyToManyCollectionPart.java
index 3d73b2d466..37a4f67e9f 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/mapping/internal/ManyToManyCollectionPart.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/metamodel/mapping/internal/ManyToManyCollectionPart.java
@@ -447,7 +447,6 @@ public class ManyToManyCollectionPart extends AbstractEntityCollectionPart imple
 					getAssociatedEntityMappingType(),
 					basicIdMapping,
 					basicIdMapping.getPropertyAccess(),
-					NoValueGeneration.INSTANCE,
 					true,
 					false,
 					keySelectableMapping