2 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index a3b123c463..cad75f80e5 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       #   Person.destroy_all("last_login < '2004-04-04'")
       #   Person.destroy_all(:status => "inactive")
       def destroy_all(conditions = nil)
-        where(conditions).each {|object| object.destroy }
+        where(conditions).destroy_all
       end
 
       # Deletes the records matching +conditions+ without instantiating the records first, and hence not
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
index bec9a88297..4aa460a601 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb
@@ -175,13 +175,23 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
+    def destroy_all
+      to_a.each {|object| object.destroy}
+      reset
+    end
+
     def loaded?
       @loaded
     end
 
     def reload
       @loaded = false
-      @records = @first = @last = nil
+      reset
+    end
+
+    def reset
+      @first = @last = nil
+      @records = []
       self
     end