diff --git a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
index 81dbcf58..5b9b9fb4 100644
--- a/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
+++ b/lib/paper_trail/has_paper_trail.rb
@@ -107,9 +107,10 @@ module PaperTrail
 
       def record_destroy
         if switched_on? and not new_record?
-          versions.create merge_metadata(:event     => 'destroy',
-                                         :object    => object_to_string(item_before_change),
-                                         :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit)
+          Version.create merge_metadata(:item      => self,
+                                        :event     => 'destroy',
+                                        :object    => object_to_string(item_before_change),
+                                        :whodunnit => PaperTrail.whodunnit)
         end
       end