2 files changed, 7 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
index d52b84179f..46ab67d1cf 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
@@ -20,8 +20,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       find_in_batches(options) do |records|
         records.each { |record| yield record }
       end
-
-      self
     end
 
     # Yields each batch of records that was found by the find +options+ as
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb
index 6620464d6a..50ddf6c757 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@ class EachTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     end
   end
 
+  def test_each_should_not_return_query_chain_and_execcute_only_one_query
+    assert_queries(1) do
+      result = Post.find_each(:batch_size => 100000){ }
+      assert_nil result
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_each_should_raise_if_select_is_set_without_id
     assert_raise(RuntimeError) do
       Post.find_each(:select => :title, :batch_size => 1) { |post| post }