diff --git a/field_collection.module b/field_collection.module
index bf6a005..74ee56c 100644
--- a/field_collection.module
+++ b/field_collection.module
@@ -203,13 +203,14 @@ class FieldCollectionItemEntity extends Entity {
     // type. If the property is not set, we are hitting a PDO or a core's bug.
     // FIXME: Remove when #1264440 is fixed and the required PHP version is
     //  properly identified and documented in the module documentation.
-    if (isset($this->field_name)) {
+    // this causes issues for features reverting and installing field_collections
+    /*if (isset($this->field_name)) {
       // Ok, we have the field name property, we can proceed and check the field's type
       $field_info = $this->fieldInfo();
       if (!$field_info || $field_info['type'] != 'field_collection') {
         throw new Exception("Invalid field name given: {$this->field_name} is not a Field Collection field.");
       }
-    }
+    }*/
   }
 
   /**