diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_preload.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_preload.rb
index 9f7b2a60b2..a43c4d09d6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_preload.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/association_preload.rb
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         conditions << append_conditions(reflection, preload_options)
 
         associated_records = reflection.klass.with_exclusive_scope do
-          reflection.klass.find(:all, :conditions => [conditions, ids],
-            :include => options[:include],
-            :joins => "INNER JOIN #{connection.quote_table_name options[:join_table]} t0 ON #{reflection.klass.quoted_table_name}.#{reflection.klass.primary_key} = t0.#{reflection.association_foreign_key}",
-            :select => "#{options[:select] || table_name+'.*'}, t0.#{reflection.primary_key_name} as the_parent_record_id",
-            :order => options[:order])
+          reflection.klass.where([conditions, ids]).
+            includes(options[:include]).
+            joins("INNER JOIN #{connection.quote_table_name options[:join_table]} t0 ON #{reflection.klass.quoted_table_name}.#{reflection.klass.primary_key} = t0.#{reflection.association_foreign_key}").
+            select("#{options[:select] || table_name+'.*'}, t0.#{reflection.primary_key_name} as the_parent_record_id").
+            order(options[:order]).to_a
         end
         set_association_collection_records(id_to_record_map, reflection.name, associated_records, 'the_parent_record_id')
       end
@@ -327,6 +327,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           table_name = klass.quoted_table_name
           primary_key = klass.primary_key
           column_type = klass.columns.detect{|c| c.name == primary_key}.type
+
           ids = id_map.keys.map do |id|
             if column_type == :integer
               id.to_i
@@ -336,15 +337,14 @@ module ActiveRecord
               id
             end
           end
+
           conditions = "#{table_name}.#{connection.quote_column_name(primary_key)} #{in_or_equals_for_ids(ids)}"
           conditions << append_conditions(reflection, preload_options)
+
           associated_records = klass.with_exclusive_scope do
-            klass.find(:all, :conditions => [conditions, ids],
-                                          :include => options[:include],
-                                          :select => options[:select],
-                                          :joins => options[:joins],
-                                          :order => options[:order])
+            klass.where([conditions, ids]).apply_finder_options(options.slice(:include, :select, :joins, :order)).to_a
           end
+
           set_association_single_records(id_map, reflection.name, associated_records, primary_key)
         end
       end
@@ -363,13 +363,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
         conditions << append_conditions(reflection, preload_options)
 
         reflection.klass.with_exclusive_scope do
-          reflection.klass.find(:all,
-                              :select => (preload_options[:select] || options[:select] || "#{table_name}.*"),
-                              :include => preload_options[:include] || options[:include],
-                              :conditions => [conditions, ids],
-                              :joins => options[:joins],
-                              :group => preload_options[:group] || options[:group],
-                              :order => preload_options[:order] || options[:order])
+          reflection.klass.select(preload_options[:select] || options[:select] || "#{table_name}.*").
+            includes(preload_options[:include] || options[:include]).
+            where([conditions, ids]).
+            joins(options[:joins]).
+            group(preload_options[:group] || options[:group]).
+            order(preload_options[:order] || options[:order])
         end
       end