1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb b/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb
index 0ad9382a52..770e0950c5 100644
--- a/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,19 @@ module Arel
   class TypecastError < StandardError ; end
   class Attribute
     attr_reader :relation, :name, :alias, :ancestor
-    delegate :engine, :christener, :to => :relation
 
     def initialize(relation, name, options = {})
       @relation, @name, @alias, @ancestor = relation, name, options[:alias], options[:ancestor]
     end
 
+    def engine
+      @relation.engine
+    end
+
+    def christener
+      @relation.christener
+    end
+
     def == other
       super ||
         Attribute === other &&