diff --git a/src/Persistence/Array_.php b/src/Persistence/Array_.php
index 697fe8f073..32b8f9dbe5 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/Array_.php
+++ b/src/Persistence/Array_.php
@@ -214,7 +214,6 @@ public function tryLoad(Model $model, $id): ?array
     {
         if ($id === self::ID_LOAD_ONE || $id === self::ID_LOAD_ANY) {
             $action = $this->action($model, 'select');
-            $action->generator->rewind(); // TODO needed for some reasons!
 
             $selectRow = $action->getRow();
             if ($selectRow === null) {
@@ -238,7 +237,6 @@ public function tryLoad(Model $model, $id): ?array
             $condition->key = $model->getField($model->id_field);
             $condition->setOwner($model->createEntity()); // TODO needed for typecasting to apply
             $action->filter($condition);
-            $action->generator->rewind(); // TODO needed for some reasons!
 
             $rowData = $action->getRow();
             if ($rowData === null) {
diff --git a/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php b/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php
index 4b692458ab..fb716ef5b2 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php
+++ b/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public function filter(Model\Scope\AbstractScope $condition)
             } else {
                 $this->generator = new \CallbackFilterIterator($this->generator, $filterFx);
             }
+            $this->generator->rewind(); // initialize filter iterator, not rewound by default
         }
 
         return $this;