diff --git a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
index 56d8051070..de65456798 100644
--- a/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
+++ b/hibernate-core/src/main/java/org/hibernate/internal/SessionImpl.java
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ public class SessionImpl
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public final Object internalLoad(
+	public Object internalLoad(
 			String entityName,
 			Serializable id,
 			boolean eager,