diff --git a/lib/handlebars/base.js b/lib/handlebars/base.js
index 8f068e1b..f39241f8 100644
--- a/lib/handlebars/base.js
+++ b/lib/handlebars/base.js
@@ -69,8 +69,6 @@ function registerDefaultHelpers(instance) {
     var inverse = options.inverse,
         fn = options.fn;
 
-    if (isFunction(context)) { context = context.call(this); }
-
     if(context === true) {
       return fn(this);
     } else if(context === false || context == null) {