2 files changed, 3 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
index e224d3456a..f6fdbcde54 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         def delete_or_nullify_all_records(method)
           count = delete_count(method, scope)
           update_counter(-count)
+          count
         end
 
         # Deletes the records according to the <tt>:dependent</tt> option.
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 2322a49931..84a9797aa5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
           else
             update_counter(-count)
           end
+
+          count
         end
 
         def difference(a, b)