1 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index 1c091e7d5a..2dca84b911 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 module ActiveRecord
   module Associations
     class HasManyThroughAssociation < HasManyAssociation #:nodoc:
-      def initialize(owner, reflection)
-        reflection.check_validity!
-        super
-      end
-
       alias_method :new, :build
 
       def create!(attrs = nil)
@@ -251,6 +246,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         def cached_counter_attribute_name
           "#{@reflection.name}_count"
         end
+
+        # NOTE - not sure that we can actually cope with inverses here
+        def we_can_set_the_inverse_on_this?(record)
+          false
+        end
     end
   end
 end