diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
index f4015129e22..9f379739e6a 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/ORM/Mapping/ClassMetadataFactory.php
@@ -469,10 +469,6 @@ private function addInheritedEmbeddedClasses(ClassMetadata $subClass, ClassMetad
     private function addNestedEmbeddedClasses(ClassMetadata $subClass, ClassMetadata $parentClass, $prefix)
     {
         foreach ($subClass->embeddedClasses as $property => $embeddableClass) {
-            if (isset($embeddableClass['inherited'])) {
-                continue;
-            }
-
             $embeddableMetadata = $this->getMetadataFor($embeddableClass['class']);
 
             $parentClass->mapEmbedded(
diff --git a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH8031Test.php b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH8031Test.php
index 3ff242ac4b6..7b432ff4ac2 100644
--- a/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH8031Test.php
+++ b/tests/Doctrine/Tests/ORM/Functional/Ticket/GH8031Test.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ protected function setUp()
 
     public function testEntityIsFetched()
     {
-        $entity = new GH8031Invoice(new GH8031InvoiceCode(1, 2020));
+        $entity = new GH8031Invoice(new GH8031InvoiceCode(1, 2020, new GH8031Nested(10)));
         $this->_em->persist($entity);
         $this->_em->flush();
         $this->_em->clear();
@@ -38,6 +38,28 @@ public function testEntityIsFetched()
     }
 }
 
+/**
+ * @Embeddable
+ */
+class GH8031Nested
+{
+    /**
+     * @Column(type="integer", name="number", length=6)
+     * @var int
+     */
+    protected $number;
+
+    public function __construct(int $number)
+    {
+        $this->number = $number;
+    }
+
+    public function getNumber() : int
+    {
+        return $this->number;
+    }
+}
+
 /**
  * @Embeddable
  */
@@ -62,10 +84,16 @@ abstract class GH8031AbstractYearSequenceValue
      */
     protected $year;
 
-    public function __construct(int $number, int $year)
+    /**
+     * @Embedded(class=GH8031Nested::class)
+     */
+    protected $nested;
+
+    public function __construct(int $number, int $year, GH8031Nested $nested)
     {
         $this->number = $number;
         $this->year   = $year;
+        $this->nested = $nested;
     }
 
     public function getNumber() : int