diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
index 46a6485c44..579af8c6a5 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 require 'rails/railtie'
+require 'rails/engine/railties'
 require 'active_support/core_ext/module/delegation'
 require 'pathname'
 require 'rbconfig'
@@ -467,7 +468,7 @@ module Rails
     end
 
     def railties
-      @railties ||= self.class::Railties.new
+      @railties ||= Railties.new
     end
 
     # Returns a module with all the helpers defined for the engine.