2 files changed, 10 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods/read_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods/read_test.rb
index 0170a6e98d..54512068ee 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods/read_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods/read_test.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def setup
         @klass = Class.new(Class.new { def self.initialize_generated_modules; end }) do
           def self.superclass; Base; end
-          def self.base_class; self; end
+          def self.base_class?; true; end
           def self.decorate_matching_attribute_types(*); end
 
           include ActiveRecord::DefineCallbacks
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/inheritance_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/inheritance_test.rb
index e3ca79af99..7a5c06b894 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/inheritance_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/inheritance_test.rb
@@ -174,17 +174,26 @@ class InheritanceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_inheritance_base_class
     assert_equal Post, Post.base_class
+    assert_predicate Post, :base_class?
     assert_equal Post, SpecialPost.base_class
+    assert_not_predicate SpecialPost, :base_class?
     assert_equal Post, StiPost.base_class
+    assert_not_predicate StiPost, :base_class?
     assert_equal Post, SubStiPost.base_class
+    assert_not_predicate SubStiPost, :base_class?
     assert_equal SubAbstractStiPost, SubAbstractStiPost.base_class
+    assert_predicate SubAbstractStiPost, :base_class?
   end
 
   def test_abstract_inheritance_base_class
     assert_equal LoosePerson, LoosePerson.base_class
+    assert_predicate LoosePerson, :base_class?
     assert_equal LooseDescendant, LooseDescendant.base_class
+    assert_predicate LooseDescendant, :base_class?
     assert_equal TightPerson, TightPerson.base_class
+    assert_predicate TightPerson, :base_class?
     assert_equal TightPerson, TightDescendant.base_class
+    assert_not_predicate TightDescendant, :base_class?
   end
 
   def test_base_class_activerecord_error