diff --git a/system/codeigniter/CodeIgniter.php b/system/codeigniter/CodeIgniter.php
index 54f37c9..00032fa 100644
--- a/system/codeigniter/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/system/codeigniter/CodeIgniter.php
@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@
 

 $CI = new $class($assign_to_controller);

 

+unset($assign_to_controller);

+

 // Is this a scaffolding request?

 if ($RTR->scaffolding_request === TRUE)

 {