diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index ff6be4ff19..78b3507dd9 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
     class << self # Class methods
       delegate :find, :first, :last, :all, :destroy, :destroy_all, :exists?, :delete, :delete_all, :update, :update_all, :to => :scoped
       delegate :find_each, :find_in_batches, :to => :scoped
-      delegate :select, :group, :order, :reorder, :limit, :offset, :joins, :where, :preload, :eager_load, :includes, :from, :lock, :readonly, :having, :create_with, :to => :scoped
+      delegate :select, :group, :order, :except, :limit, :offset, :joins, :where, :preload, :eager_load, :includes, :from, :lock, :readonly, :having, :create_with, :to => :scoped
       delegate :count, :average, :minimum, :maximum, :sum, :calculate, :to => :scoped
 
       # Executes a custom SQL query against your database and returns all the results.  The results will
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
index 001207514d..a5dc051c6e 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/query_methods.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     attr_accessor :includes_values, :eager_load_values, :preload_values,
-                  :select_values, :group_values, :order_values, :reorder_flag, :joins_values, :where_values, :having_values,
+                  :select_values, :group_values, :order_values, :joins_values, :where_values, :having_values,
                   :limit_value, :offset_value, :lock_value, :readonly_value, :create_with_value, :from_value
 
     def includes(*args)
@@ -53,15 +53,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       relation
     end
 
-    def reorder(*args)
-      relation = clone
-      unless args.blank?
-        relation.order_values = args
-        relation.reorder_flag = true
-      end
-      relation
-    end
-
     def joins(*args)
       relation = clone
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb
index 9ecdb99bee..dcddc3dac4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/relation/spawn_methods.rb
@@ -19,20 +19,11 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
       end
 
-      (Relation::MULTI_VALUE_METHODS - [:joins, :where, :order]).each do |method|
+      (Relation::MULTI_VALUE_METHODS - [:joins, :where]).each do |method|
         value = r.send(:"#{method}_values")
         merged_relation.send(:"#{method}_values=", merged_relation.send(:"#{method}_values") + value) if value.present?
       end
 
-      order_value = r.order_values
-      if order_value.present?
-        if r.reorder_flag
-          merged_relation.order_values = order_value
-        else
-          merged_relation.order_values = merged_relation.order_values + order_value
-        end
-      end
-
       merged_relation = merged_relation.joins(r.joins_values)
 
       merged_wheres = @where_values
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb
index 090e6c8bc9..64365c1d75 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb
@@ -384,18 +384,12 @@ class DefaultScopingTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal expected, received
   end
 
-  def test_reorder_overrides_default_scope_order
+  def test_except_and_order_overrides_default_scope_order
     expected = Developer.order('name DESC').collect { |dev| dev.name }
-    received = DeveloperOrderedBySalary.reorder('name DESC').collect { |dev| dev.name }
+    received = DeveloperOrderedBySalary.except(:order).order('name DESC').collect { |dev| dev.name }
     assert_equal expected, received
   end
 
-  def test_reordered_scope_overrides_default_scope_order
-    not_expected = DeveloperOrderedBySalary.first # Jamis -> name DESC
-    received = DeveloperOrderedBySalary.reordered_by_name.first # David -> name
-    assert not_expected.id != received.id
-  end
-
   def test_nested_exclusive_scope
     expected = Developer.find(:all, :limit => 100).collect { |dev| dev.salary }
     received = DeveloperOrderedBySalary.send(:with_exclusive_scope, :find => { :limit => 100 }) do
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
index d642aeed8b..222819cbe5 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
@@ -135,12 +135,6 @@ class RelationTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal topics(:fourth).title, topics.first.title
   end
 
-  def test_finding_with_reorder
-    topics = Topic.order('author_name').order('title').reorder('id')
-    assert_equal 4, topics.to_a.size
-    assert_equal topics(:first).title, topics.first.title
-  end
-
   def test_finding_with_order_and_take
     entrants = Entrant.order("id ASC").limit(2).to_a
 
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb b/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb
index 947583af76..32d060cf09 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/developer.rb
@@ -88,7 +88,6 @@ class DeveloperOrderedBySalary < ActiveRecord::Base
   self.table_name = 'developers'
   default_scope :order => 'salary DESC'
   scope :by_name, order('name DESC')
-  scope :reordered_by_name, reorder('name')
 
   def self.all_ordered_by_name
     with_scope(:find => { :order => 'name DESC' }) do