diff --git a/lib/Zend/Service/WindowsAzure/Storage/Batch.php b/lib/Zend/Service/WindowsAzure/Storage/Batch.php
index e8995424e8f..01d9d492e97 100644
--- a/lib/Zend/Service/WindowsAzure/Storage/Batch.php
+++ b/lib/Zend/Service/WindowsAzure/Storage/Batch.php
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ protected function _clean()
         unset($this->_operations);
         $this->_storageClient->setCurrentBatch(null);
         $this->_storageClient = null;
-        unset($this);
+        //unset($this); //removing $this is not possible
     }
 
 	/**