1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 9c5690d3fd..a36a137f0d 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -2410,10 +2410,11 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       # be made (since they can't be persisted).
       def destroy
         unless new_record?
-          connection.delete <<-end_sql, "#{self.class.name} Destroy"
-            DELETE FROM #{self.class.quoted_table_name}
-            WHERE #{connection.quote_column_name(self.class.primary_key)} = #{quoted_id}
-          end_sql
+          connection.delete(
+            "DELETE FROM #{self.class.quoted_table_name} " +
+            "WHERE #{connection.quote_column_name(self.class.primary_key)} = #{quoted_id}",
+            "#{self.class.name} Destroy"
+          )
         end
 
         freeze