1 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb
index 17f287c1b7..24e30b6608 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods/read.rb
@@ -72,10 +72,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def _read_attribute(attr_name) # :nodoc:
         @attributes.fetch_value(attr_name.to_s) { |n| yield n if block_given? }
       end
-
-      private
-
       alias :attribute :_read_attribute
+      private :attribute
 
     end
   end