3 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_relation.rb
index e2976577f6..20516bba0c 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_relation.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
       @association = association
     end
 
+    def proxy_association
+      @association
+    end
+
     private
 
     def exec_queries
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb
index 56e57cc36e..71b64de5ea 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/collection_proxy.rb
@@ -847,9 +847,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       # Returns a <tt>Relation</tt> object for the records in this association
       def scope
-        @association.scope.tap do |scope|
-          scope.proxy_association = @association
-        end
+        @association.scope
       end
 
       # :nodoc:
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index 913f6f88f2..ae3fa85da9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     include FinderMethods, Calculations, SpawnMethods, QueryMethods, Batches, Explain, Delegation
 
     attr_reader :table, :klass, :loaded
-    attr_accessor :default_scoped, :proxy_association
+    attr_accessor :default_scoped
     alias :model :klass
     alias :loaded? :loaded
     alias :default_scoped? :default_scoped