2 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index 5b26333486..a4cdc7306f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -71,11 +71,6 @@ module Rails
         super || instance.respond_to?(*args)
       end
 
-    protected
-
-      def method_missing(*args, &block)
-        instance.send(*args, &block)
-      end
     end
 
     delegate :middleware, :to => :config
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
index 12ca553a24..9a8dd8e8d4 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
@@ -123,6 +123,12 @@ module Rails
         RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os'] =~ /mswin|mingw/ ?
           Pathname.new(root).expand_path : Pathname.new(root).realpath
       end
+
+    protected
+
+      def method_missing(*args, &block)
+        instance.send(*args, &block)
+      end
     end
 
     delegate :paths, :root, :to => :config