4 files changed, 30 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/CHANGELOG b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
index 3c60bf4f21..4daeb6a302 100644
--- a/activerecord/CHANGELOG
+++ b/activerecord/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 *Edge*
 
+* Add relation.destroy_all [Pratik Naik]
+
+  old_items = Item.where("age > 100")
+  old_items.destroy_all
+
 * Add relation.exists? [Pratik Naik]
 
   red_items = Item.where(:colours => 'red')
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index a3b123c463..cad75f80e5 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       #   Person.destroy_all("last_login < '2004-04-04'")
       #   Person.destroy_all(:status => "inactive")
       def destroy_all(conditions = nil)
-        where(conditions).each {|object| object.destroy }
+        where(conditions).destroy_all
       end
 
       # Deletes the records matching +conditions+ without instantiating the records first, and hence not
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index bec9a88297..4aa460a601 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -175,13 +175,23 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
+    def destroy_all
+      to_a.each {|object| object.destroy}
+      reset
+    end
+
     def loaded?
       @loaded
     end
 
     def reload
       @loaded = false
-      @records = @first = @last = nil
+      reset
+    end
+
+    def reset
+      @first = @last = nil
+      @records = []
       self
     end
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
index 37bd755a5c..2ec8c0d3a2 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
@@ -315,4 +315,17 @@ class RelationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal authors(:mary), authors.last
   end
 
+  def test_destroy_all
+    davids = Author.where(:name => 'David')
+
+    # Force load
+    assert_equal [authors(:david)], davids.to_a
+    assert davids.loaded?
+
+    assert_difference('Author.count', -1) { davids.destroy_all }
+
+    assert_equal [], davids.to_a
+    assert davids.loaded?
+  end
+
 end