diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/source/internal/hbm/ModelBinder.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/source/internal/hbm/ModelBinder.java
index f3f1d092bb..c64d98d3ae 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/source/internal/hbm/ModelBinder.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/boot/model/source/internal/hbm/ModelBinder.java
@@ -3620,7 +3620,6 @@ public class ModelBinder {
 				// (which is the join table for a many-to-any association).
 				// This "where" clause comes from the collection mapping; e.g., <set name="..." ... where="..." .../>
 				getCollectionBinding().setWhere( getPluralAttributeSource().getWhere() );
-				getCollectionBinding().setWhere( getPluralAttributeSource().getWhere() );
 			}
 		}
 	}