1 files changed, 12 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..e8dbae9011 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)
@@ -22,6 +17,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
+      def destroy(*records)
+        transaction do
+          delete_records(flatten_deeper(records))
+          super
+        end
+      end
+
       # Returns the size of the collection by executing a SELECT COUNT(*) query if the collection hasn't been loaded and
       # calling collection.size if it has. If it's more likely than not that the collection does have a size larger than zero,
       # and you need to fetch that collection afterwards, it'll take one fewer SELECT query if you use #length.
@@ -251,6 +253,11 @@ 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