diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
index 6ec74220ad..a0a0214eae 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       private
-      def method_body; raise NotImplementedError; end
+
+      # Override this method in the subclasses for method body.
+      def method_body(method_name, const_name)
+        raise NotImplementedError, "Subclasses must implement a method_body(method_name, const_name) method."
+      end
     end
 
     module ClassMethods