diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
index 84604452f7..c67980173f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/core.rb
@@ -477,6 +477,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
+    def present? # :nodoc:
+      true
+    end
+
+    def blank? # :nodoc:
+      false
+    end
+
     # Returns +true+ if the record is read only. Records loaded through joins with piggy-back
     # attributes will be marked as read only since they cannot be saved.
     def readonly?