1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_and_belongs_to_many.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_and_belongs_to_many.rb
index 092b4ebd2f..93dc4ae118 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_and_belongs_to_many.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/builder/has_and_belongs_to_many.rb
@@ -87,11 +87,11 @@ module ActiveRecord::Associations::Builder
       middle_name = [lhs_model.name.downcase.pluralize,
                      association_name].join('_').gsub(/::/, '_').to_sym
       middle_options = middle_options join_model
-      hm_builder = HasMany.create_builder(lhs_model,
-                                          middle_name,
-                                          nil,
-                                          middle_options)
-      hm_builder.build lhs_model
+
+      HasMany.create_reflection(lhs_model,
+                                middle_name,
+                                nil,
+                                middle_options)
     end
 
     private