diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
index f42d134e295eb..beb25698b967d 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Controller/Controller.php
@@ -261,22 +261,6 @@ public function createFormBuilder($data = null, array $options = array())
         return $this->container->get('form.factory')->createBuilder('form', $data, $options);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Shortcut to return the request service.
-     *
-     * @return Request
-     *
-     * @deprecated Deprecated since version 2.4, to be removed in 3.0. Ask
-     *             Symfony to inject the Request object into your controller
-     *             method instead by type hinting it in the method's signature.
-     */
-    public function getRequest()
-    {
-        trigger_error('The "getRequest" method of the base "Controller" class has been deprecated since Symfony 2.4 and will be removed in 3.0. The only reliable way to get the "Request" object is to inject it in the action method.', E_USER_DEPRECATED);
-
-        return $this->container->get('request_stack')->getCurrentRequest();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Shortcut to return the Doctrine Registry service.
      *
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml
index 4457dbb27669c..2c3c6ea312a62 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/services.xml
@@ -37,22 +37,11 @@
             <argument type="collection" />
         </service>
 
-        <!--
-            If you want to change the Request class, modify the code in
-            your front controller (app.php) so that it passes an instance of
-            YourRequestClass to the Kernel.
-            This service definition only defines the scope of the request.
-            It is used to check references scope.
-
-            This service is deprecated, you should use the request_stack service instead.
-        -->
-        <service id="request" scope="request" synthetic="true" synchronized="true" />
-
         <service id="service_container" synthetic="true" />
 
         <service id="kernel" synthetic="true" />
 
-        <service id="filesystem" class="%filesystem.class%"></service>
+        <service id="filesystem" class="%filesystem.class%" />
 
         <service id="file_locator" class="%file_locator.class%">
             <argument type="service" id="kernel" />
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml
index 6e482f8573e51..7cfcc0986324b 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/FrameworkBundle/Resources/config/templating_php.xml
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
         </service>
 
         <service id="templating.asset.path_package" class="%templating.asset.path_package.class%" abstract="true">
-            <argument type="service" id="request" />
+            <argument type="expression">service('request_stack').getMasterRequest()</argument>
             <argument /> <!-- version -->
             <argument /> <!-- version format -->
         </service>
@@ -55,9 +55,8 @@
             <argument /> <!-- version format -->
         </service>
 
-        <service id="templating.asset.request_aware_package" class="Symfony\Component\Templating\Asset\PackageInterface" abstract="true">
-            <factory service="templating.asset.package_factory" method="getPackage" />
-            <argument type="service" id="request" strict="false" />
+        <service id="templating.asset.request_aware_package" class="Symfony\Component\Templating\Asset\PackageInterface" factory-service="templating.asset.package_factory" factory-method="getPackage" abstract="true">
+            <argument type="expression">service('request_stack').getMasterRequest()</argument>
             <argument /> <!-- HTTP id -->
             <argument /> <!-- SSL id -->
         </service>
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/Bundle/CsrfFormLoginBundle/Form/UserLoginFormType.php b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/Bundle/CsrfFormLoginBundle/Form/UserLoginFormType.php
index 6928e6868b09c..c615ef5fd6106 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/Bundle/CsrfFormLoginBundle/Form/UserLoginFormType.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/Bundle/CsrfFormLoginBundle/Form/UserLoginFormType.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormError;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvents;
 use Symfony\Component\Form\FormEvent;
-use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\RequestStack;
 use Symfony\Component\OptionsResolver\OptionsResolverInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\Security\Core\Security;
 
@@ -29,18 +29,15 @@
  */
 class UserLoginFormType extends AbstractType
 {
-    private $request;
+    private $requestStack;
 
-    /**
-     * @param Request $request A request instance
-     */
-    public function __construct(Request $request)
+    public function __construct(RequestStack $requestStack)
     {
-        $this->request = $request;
+        $this->requestStack = $requestStack;
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType::buildForm()
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     {
@@ -50,7 +47,7 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
             ->add('_target_path', 'hidden')
         ;
 
-        $request = $this->request;
+        $request = $this->requestStack->getCurrentRequest();
 
         /* Note: since the Security component's form login listener intercepts
          * the POST request, this form will never really be bound to the
@@ -75,7 +72,7 @@ public function buildForm(FormBuilderInterface $builder, array $options)
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see Symfony\Component\Form\AbstractType::setDefaultOptions()
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function setDefaultOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)
     {
@@ -89,7 +86,7 @@ public function setDefaultOptions(OptionsResolverInterface $resolver)
     }
 
     /**
-     * @see Symfony\Component\Form\FormTypeInterface::getName()
+     * {@inheritdoc}
      */
     public function getName()
     {
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/app/CsrfFormLogin/config.yml b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/app/CsrfFormLogin/config.yml
index e1e2b0e883933..8b0920df37202 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/app/CsrfFormLogin/config.yml
+++ b/src/Symfony/Bundle/SecurityBundle/Tests/Functional/app/CsrfFormLogin/config.yml
@@ -4,9 +4,7 @@ imports:
 services:
     csrf_form_login.form.type:
         class: Symfony\Bundle\SecurityBundle\Tests\Functional\Bundle\CsrfFormLoginBundle\Form\UserLoginFormType
-        scope: request
-        arguments:
-            - @request
+        arguments: [ @request_stack ]
         tags:
             - { name: form.type, alias: user_login }