diff --git a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
index 4960850eab..ee1603ef17 100644
--- a/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
+++ b/spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/support/AbstractApplicationContext.java
@@ -498,9 +498,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractApplicationContext extends DefaultResourceLoader
 		if (this.applicationEventMulticaster != null) {
 			this.applicationEventMulticaster.addApplicationListener(listener);
 		}
-		else {
-			this.applicationListeners.add(listener);
-		}
+		this.applicationListeners.add(listener);
 	}
 
 	/**