diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
index 544cd2ff2e..0a610b317d 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record.rb
@@ -204,6 +204,57 @@ module ActiveRecord
   singleton_class.attr_accessor :action_on_strict_loading_violation
   self.action_on_strict_loading_violation = :raise
 
+  ##
+  # :singleton-method:
+  # Specifies the format to use when dumping the database schema with Rails'
+  # Rakefile. If :sql, the schema is dumped as (potentially database-
+  # specific) SQL statements. If :ruby, the schema is dumped as an
+  # ActiveRecord::Schema file which can be loaded into any database that
+  # supports migrations. Use :ruby if you want to have different database
+  # adapters for, e.g., your development and test environments.
+  singleton_class.attr_accessor :schema_format
+  self.schema_format = :ruby
+
+  ##
+  # :singleton-method:
+  # Specifies if an error should be raised if the query has an order being
+  # ignored when doing batch queries. Useful in applications where the
+  # scope being ignored is error-worthy, rather than a warning.
+  singleton_class.attr_accessor :error_on_ignored_order
+  self.error_on_ignored_order = false
+
+  ##
+  # :singleton-method:
+  # Specify whether or not to use timestamps for migration versions
+  singleton_class.attr_accessor :timestamped_migrations
+  self.timestamped_migrations = true
+
+  ##
+  # :singleton-method:
+  # Specify whether schema dump should happen at the end of the
+  # bin/rails db:migrate command. This is true by default, which is useful for the
+  # development environment. This should ideally be false in the production
+  # environment where dumping schema is rarely needed.
+  singleton_class.attr_accessor :dump_schema_after_migration
+  self.dump_schema_after_migration = true
+
+  ##
+  # :singleton-method:
+  # Specifies which database schemas to dump when calling db:schema:dump.
+  # If the value is :schema_search_path (the default), any schemas listed in
+  # schema_search_path are dumped. Use :all to dump all schemas regardless
+  # of schema_search_path, or a string of comma separated schemas for a
+  # custom list.
+  singleton_class.attr_accessor :dump_schemas
+  self.dump_schemas = :schema_search_path
+
+  ##
+  # :singleton-method:
+  # Show a warning when Rails couldn't parse your database.yml
+  # for multiple databases.
+  singleton_class.attr_accessor :suppress_multiple_database_warning
+  self.suppress_multiple_database_warning = false
+
   def self.eager_load!
     super
     ActiveRecord::Locking.eager_load!
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index ab878f4726..3626ebc8d3 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -70,51 +70,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         @@configurations
       end
 
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Specifies the format to use when dumping the database schema with Rails'
-      # Rakefile. If :sql, the schema is dumped as (potentially database-
-      # specific) SQL statements. If :ruby, the schema is dumped as an
-      # ActiveRecord::Schema file which can be loaded into any database that
-      # supports migrations. Use :ruby if you want to have different database
-      # adapters for, e.g., your development and test environments.
-      mattr_accessor :schema_format, instance_writer: false, default: :ruby
-
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Specifies if an error should be raised if the query has an order being
-      # ignored when doing batch queries. Useful in applications where the
-      # scope being ignored is error-worthy, rather than a warning.
-      mattr_accessor :error_on_ignored_order, instance_writer: false, default: false
-
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Specify whether or not to use timestamps for migration versions
-      mattr_accessor :timestamped_migrations, instance_writer: false, default: true
-
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Specify whether schema dump should happen at the end of the
-      # bin/rails db:migrate command. This is true by default, which is useful for the
-      # development environment. This should ideally be false in the production
-      # environment where dumping schema is rarely needed.
-      mattr_accessor :dump_schema_after_migration, instance_writer: false, default: true
-
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Specifies which database schemas to dump when calling db:schema:dump.
-      # If the value is :schema_search_path (the default), any schemas listed in
-      # schema_search_path are dumped. Use :all to dump all schemas regardless
-      # of schema_search_path, or a string of comma separated schemas for a
-      # custom list.
-      mattr_accessor :dump_schemas, instance_writer: false, default: :schema_search_path
-
-      ##
-      # :singleton-method:
-      # Show a warning when Rails couldn't parse your database.yml
-      # for multiple databases.
-      mattr_accessor :suppress_multiple_database_warning, instance_writer: false, default: false
-
       ##
       # :singleton-method:
       # Force enumeration of all columns in SELECT statements.
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
index 8c328d8b99..bf26aaba5f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/migration.rb
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     action "Run pending migrations" do
       ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.migrate
 
-      if ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration
+      if ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration
         ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.dump_schema(
           ActiveRecord::Base.connection_db_config
         )
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         all_configs = ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: Rails.env)
 
         needs_update = !all_configs.all? do |db_config|
-          Tasks::DatabaseTasks.schema_up_to_date?(db_config, ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format)
+          Tasks::DatabaseTasks.schema_up_to_date?(db_config, ActiveRecord.schema_format)
         end
 
         if needs_update
@@ -994,7 +994,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     # Determines the version number of the next migration.
     def next_migration_number(number)
-      if ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations
+      if ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations
         [Time.now.utc.strftime("%Y%m%d%H%M%S"), "%.14d" % number].max
       else
         SchemaMigration.normalize_migration_number(number)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake
index a6c3b3a7c2..f3d169d3e0 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/railties/databases.rake
@@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
     ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(original_db_config)
   end
 
-  # IMPORTANT: This task won't dump the schema if ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration is set to false
+  # IMPORTANT: This task won't dump the schema if ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration is set to false
   task :_dump do
-    if ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration
+    if ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration
       db_namespace["schema:dump"].invoke
     end
     # Allow this task to be called as many times as required. An example is the
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
 
   namespace :_dump do
     ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.for_each(databases) do |name|
-      # IMPORTANT: This task won't dump the schema if ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration is set to false
+      # IMPORTANT: This task won't dump the schema if ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration is set to false
       task name do
-        if ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration
+        if ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration
           db_namespace["schema:dump:#{name}"].invoke
         end
         # Allow this task to be called as many times as required. An example is the
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
 
     desc "Loads a database schema file (either db/schema.rb or db/structure.sql, depending on `config.active_record.schema_format`) into the database"
     task load: [:load_config, :check_protected_environments] do
-      ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema_current(ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, ENV["SCHEMA"])
+      ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema_current(ActiveRecord.schema_format, ENV["SCHEMA"])
     end
 
     task load_if_ruby: ["db:create", :environment] do
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
         Using `bin/rails db:schema:load_if_ruby` is deprecated and will be removed in Rails 7.0.
         Configure the format using `config.active_record.schema_format = :ruby` to use `schema.rb` and run `bin/rails db:schema:load` instead.
       MSG
-      db_namespace["schema:load"].invoke if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :ruby
+      db_namespace["schema:load"].invoke if ActiveRecord.schema_format == :ruby
     end
 
     namespace :dump do
@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
         desc "Loads a database schema file (either db/schema.rb or db/structure.sql, depending on `config.active_record.schema_format`) into the #{name} database"
         task name => :load_config do
           db_config = ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.env, name: name)
-          ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, ENV["SCHEMA"])
+          ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord.schema_format, ENV["SCHEMA"])
         end
       end
     end
@@ -520,7 +520,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
         Using `bin/rails db:structure:load_if_sql` is deprecated and will be removed in Rails 7.0.
         Configure the format using `config.active_record.schema_format = :sql` to use `structure.sql` and run `bin/rails db:schema:load` instead.
       MSG
-      db_namespace["schema:load"].invoke if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :sql
+      db_namespace["schema:load"].invoke if ActiveRecord.schema_format == :sql
     end
 
     namespace :dump do
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
       ActiveRecord::Schema.verbose = false
       ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: "test").each do |db_config|
         filename = ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.dump_filename(db_config.name)
-        ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, filename)
+        ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord.schema_format, filename)
       end
     ensure
       if should_reconnect
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ db_namespace = namespace :db do
           ActiveRecord::Schema.verbose = false
           filename = ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.dump_filename(name)
           db_config = ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: "test", name: name)
-          ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, filename)
+          ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.load_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord.schema_format, filename)
         ensure
           if should_reconnect
             ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection(ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.env.to_sym)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
index 1917dcc164..bce3862a7f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/batches.rb
@@ -284,7 +284,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
 
       def act_on_ignored_order(error_on_ignore)
-        raise_error = (error_on_ignore.nil? ? klass.error_on_ignored_order : error_on_ignore)
+        raise_error = (error_on_ignore.nil? ? ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order : error_on_ignore)
 
         if raise_error
           raise ArgumentError.new(ORDER_IGNORE_MESSAGE)
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema_dumper.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema_dumper.rb
index ecd0c5f0af..d726edba7a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema_dumper.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/schema_dumper.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
     ##
     # :singleton-method:
     # A list of tables which should not be dumped to the schema.
-    # Acceptable values are strings as well as regexp if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :ruby.
-    # Only strings are accepted if ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format == :sql.
+    # Acceptable values are strings as well as regexp if ActiveRecord.schema_format == :ruby.
+    # Only strings are accepted if ActiveRecord.schema_format == :sql.
     cattr_accessor :ignore_tables, default: []
 
     ##
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb
index 4a6e9acadc..9164a21e5b 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/database_tasks.rb
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         begin
           Rails.application.config.load_database_yaml
         rescue
-          unless ActiveRecord::Base.suppress_multiple_database_warning
+          unless ActiveRecord.suppress_multiple_database_warning
             $stderr.puts "Rails couldn't infer whether you are using multiple databases from your database.yml and can't generate the tasks for the non-primary databases. If you'd like to use this feature, please simplify your ERB."
           end
 
@@ -210,8 +210,8 @@ module ActiveRecord
           # Skipped when no database
           migrate
 
-          if ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration
-            dump_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format)
+          if ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration
+            dump_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord.schema_format)
           end
         rescue ActiveRecord::NoDatabaseError
           config_name = db_config.name
@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           if File.exist?(dump_filename(config_name))
             load_schema(
               db_config,
-              ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format,
+              ActiveRecord.schema_format,
               nil
             )
           else
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         database_adapter_for(db_config, *arguments).structure_load(filename, flags)
       end
 
-      def load_schema(db_config, format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil) # :nodoc:
+      def load_schema(db_config, format = ActiveRecord.schema_format, file = nil) # :nodoc:
         file ||= dump_filename(db_config.name, format)
 
         verbose_was, Migration.verbose = Migration.verbose, verbose? && ENV["VERBOSE"]
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         Migration.verbose = verbose_was
       end
 
-      def schema_up_to_date?(configuration, format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil, environment = nil, name = nil)
+      def schema_up_to_date?(configuration, format = ActiveRecord.schema_format, file = nil, environment = nil, name = nil)
         db_config = resolve_configuration(configuration)
 
         if environment || name
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         ActiveRecord::InternalMetadata[:schema_sha1] == schema_sha1(file)
       end
 
-      def reconstruct_from_schema(db_config, format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil) # :nodoc:
+      def reconstruct_from_schema(db_config, format = ActiveRecord.schema_format, file = nil) # :nodoc:
         file ||= dump_filename(db_config.name, format)
 
         check_schema_file(file)
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         load_schema(db_config, format, file)
       end
 
-      def dump_schema(db_config, format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format) # :nodoc:
+      def dump_schema(db_config, format = ActiveRecord.schema_format) # :nodoc:
         require "active_record/schema_dumper"
         filename = dump_filename(db_config.name, format)
         connection = ActiveRecord::Base.connection
@@ -441,12 +441,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      def schema_file(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format)
+      def schema_file(format = ActiveRecord.schema_format)
         File.join(db_dir, schema_file_type(format))
       end
       deprecate :schema_file
 
-      def schema_file_type(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format)
+      def schema_file_type(format = ActiveRecord.schema_format)
         case format
         when :ruby
           "schema.rb"
@@ -455,7 +455,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      def dump_filename(db_config_name, format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format)
+      def dump_filename(db_config_name, format = ActiveRecord.schema_format)
         filename = if ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.primary?(db_config_name)
           schema_file_type(format)
         else
@@ -475,7 +475,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         schema_cache_path || ENV["SCHEMA_CACHE"] || File.join(ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.db_dir, filename)
       end
 
-      def load_schema_current(format = ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, file = nil, environment = env)
+      def load_schema_current(format = ActiveRecord.schema_format, file = nil, environment = env)
         each_current_configuration(environment) do |db_config|
           load_schema(db_config, format, file)
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/postgresql_database_tasks.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/postgresql_database_tasks.rb
index c4789091c6..0f36385540 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/postgresql_database_tasks.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/tasks/postgresql_database_tasks.rb
@@ -50,13 +50,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
         set_psql_env
 
         search_path = \
-          case ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schemas
+          case ActiveRecord.dump_schemas
           when :schema_search_path
             configuration_hash[:schema_search_path]
           when :all
             nil
           when String
-            ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schemas
+            ActiveRecord.dump_schemas
           end
 
         args = ["--schema-only", "--no-privileges", "--no-owner", "--file", filename]
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb
index ab4732bb80..0c9bb69184 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/test_databases.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       ActiveRecord::Base.configurations.configs_for(env_name: env_name).each do |db_config|
         db_config._database = "#{db_config.database}-#{i}"
 
-        ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.reconstruct_from_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord::Base.schema_format, nil)
+        ActiveRecord::Tasks::DatabaseTasks.reconstruct_from_schema(db_config, ActiveRecord.schema_format, nil)
       end
     ensure
       ActiveRecord::Base.establish_connection
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb
index 8df0d2f16c..5eabe3e84c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/batches_test.rb
@@ -207,26 +207,26 @@ class EachTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_find_in_batches_should_not_error_if_config_overridden
     # Set the config option which will be overridden
-    prev = ActiveRecord::Base.error_on_ignored_order
-    ActiveRecord::Base.error_on_ignored_order = true
+    prev = ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order
+    ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order = true
     assert_nothing_raised do
       PostWithDefaultScope.find_in_batches(error_on_ignore: false) { }
     end
   ensure
     # Set back to default
-    ActiveRecord::Base.error_on_ignored_order = prev
+    ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order = prev
   end
 
   def test_find_in_batches_should_error_on_config_specified_to_error
     # Set the config option
-    prev = ActiveRecord::Base.error_on_ignored_order
-    ActiveRecord::Base.error_on_ignored_order = true
+    prev = ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order
+    ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order = true
     assert_raise(ArgumentError) do
       PostWithDefaultScope.find_in_batches() { }
     end
   ensure
     # Set back to default
-    ActiveRecord::Base.error_on_ignored_order = prev
+    ActiveRecord.error_on_ignored_order = prev
   end
 
   def test_find_in_batches_should_not_error_by_default
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
index 63482d2402..338cd647e2 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/migration_test.rb
@@ -1396,13 +1396,13 @@ class CopyMigrationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def clear
-    ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = true
+    ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = true
     to_delete = Dir[@migrations_path + "/*.rb"] - @existing_migrations
     File.delete(*to_delete)
   end
 
   def test_copying_migrations_without_timestamps
-    ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = false
+    ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = false
     @migrations_path = MIGRATIONS_ROOT + "/valid"
     @existing_migrations = Dir[@migrations_path + "/*.rb"]
 
@@ -1423,7 +1423,7 @@ class CopyMigrationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_copying_migrations_without_timestamps_from_2_sources
-    ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = false
+    ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = false
     @migrations_path = MIGRATIONS_ROOT + "/valid"
     @existing_migrations = Dir[@migrations_path + "/*.rb"]
 
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ class CopyMigrationsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_copying_migrations_preserving_magic_comments
-    ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = false
+    ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = false
     @migrations_path = MIGRATIONS_ROOT + "/valid"
     @existing_migrations = Dir[@migrations_path + "/*.rb"]
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/postgresql_rake_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/postgresql_rake_test.rb
index 2c5f2a08da..4833afa3c5 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/postgresql_rake_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/tasks/postgresql_rake_test.rb
@@ -482,11 +482,11 @@ if current_adapter?(:PostgreSQLAdapter)
 
       private
         def with_dump_schemas(value, &block)
-          old_dump_schemas = ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schemas
-          ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schemas = value
+          old_dump_schemas = ActiveRecord.dump_schemas
+          ActiveRecord.dump_schemas = value
           yield
         ensure
-          ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schemas = old_dump_schemas
+          ActiveRecord.dump_schemas = old_dump_schemas
         end
 
         def with_structure_dump_flags(flags)
diff --git a/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb b/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
index 54145f9fb7..6889a965df 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
@@ -1660,13 +1660,13 @@ module ApplicationTests
 
       app "production"
 
-      assert_not ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration
+      assert_not ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration
     end
 
     test "config.active_record.dump_schema_after_migration is true by default in development" do
       app "development"
 
-      assert ActiveRecord::Base.dump_schema_after_migration
+      assert ActiveRecord.dump_schema_after_migration
     end
 
     test "config.active_record.verbose_query_logs is false by default in development" do
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ module ApplicationTests
 
     test "config.active_record.suppress_multiple_database_warning is false by default in development" do
       app "development"
-      assert_not ActiveRecord::Base.suppress_multiple_database_warning
+      assert_not ActiveRecord.suppress_multiple_database_warning
     end
 
     test "config.annotations wrapping SourceAnnotationExtractor::Annotation class" do
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/model_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/model_generator_test.rb
index e9d02ce3d8..bc3df7d8ef 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/model_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/model_generator_test.rb
@@ -274,14 +274,14 @@ class ModelGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_migration_without_timestamps
-    ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = false
+    ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = false
     run_generator ["account"]
     assert_file "db/migrate/001_create_accounts.rb", /class CreateAccounts < ActiveRecord::Migration\[[0-9.]+\]/
 
     run_generator ["project"]
     assert_file "db/migrate/002_create_projects.rb", /class CreateProjects < ActiveRecord::Migration\[[0-9.]+\]/
   ensure
-    ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = true
+    ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = true
   end
 
   def test_migration_with_configured_path
diff --git a/railties/test/railties/engine_test.rb b/railties/test/railties/engine_test.rb
index 23aac0e924..42b956b7c8 100644
--- a/railties/test/railties/engine_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/railties/engine_test.rb
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ module RailtiesTest
         load "rails/tasks/engine.rake"
       RUBY
 
-      add_to_config "ActiveRecord::Base.timestamped_migrations = false"
+      add_to_config "ActiveRecord.timestamped_migrations = false"
 
       boot_rails