4 files changed, 26 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb
index 182b9ed89c..be44fccad5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/merger.rb
@@ -139,7 +139,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def merge_single_values
         relation.from_value          = values[:from] unless relation.from_value
         relation.lock_value          = values[:lock] unless relation.lock_value
-        relation.reverse_order_value = values[:reverse_order]
 
         unless values[:create_with].blank?
           relation.create_with_value = (relation.create_with_value || {}).merge(values[:create_with])
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index 0213bca981..4287304945 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -825,7 +825,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
 
     def reverse_order! # :nodoc:
-      self.reverse_order_value = !reverse_order_value
+      orders = order_values.uniq
+      orders.reject!(&:blank?)
+      self.order_values = reverse_sql_order(orders)
       self
     end
 
@@ -871,7 +873,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
       case scope
       when :order
-        self.reverse_order_value = false
         result = []
       else
         result = [] unless single_val_method
@@ -1031,7 +1032,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
     def build_order(arel)
       orders = order_values.uniq
       orders.reject!(&:blank?)
-      orders = reverse_sql_order(orders) if reverse_order_value
 
       arel.order(*orders) unless orders.empty?
     end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relation/mutation_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relation/mutation_test.rb
index 4fafa668fb..c81a3002d6 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relation/mutation_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relation/mutation_test.rb
@@ -107,10 +107,18 @@ module ActiveRecord
     end
 
     test 'reverse_order!' do
-      assert relation.reverse_order!.equal?(relation)
-      assert relation.reverse_order_value
+      relation = Post.order('title ASC, comments_count DESC')
+
+      relation.reverse_order!
+
+      assert_equal 'title DESC', relation.order_values.first
+      assert_equal 'comments_count ASC', relation.order_values.last
+
+
       relation.reverse_order!
-      assert !relation.reverse_order_value
+
+      assert_equal 'title ASC', relation.order_values.first
+      assert_equal 'comments_count DESC', relation.order_values.last
     end
 
     test 'create_with!' do
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
index 049c5a0606..2aa6d643a5 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
@@ -1424,6 +1424,18 @@ class RelationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal [], scope.references_values
   end
 
+  def test_order_with_reorder_nil_removes_the_order
+    relation = Post.order(:title).reorder(nil)
+
+    assert_nil relation.order_values.first
+  end
+
+  def test_reverse_order_with_reorder_nil_removes_the_order
+    relation = Post.order(:title).reverse_order.reorder(nil)
+
+    assert_nil relation.order_values.first
+  end
+
   def test_presence
     topics = Topic.all