diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index ebf1a41e85f7b27f67eb2908554d332626f5b63c..57785b4c932e3f80318d0cb818598970a730a37a 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -1463,13 +1463,6 @@ def add_touch_callbacks(reflection, touch_attribute)
           after_destroy(method_name)
         end
 
-        def find_with_associations(options, join_dependency)
-          rows = select_all_rows(options, join_dependency)
-          join_dependency.instantiate(rows)
-        rescue ThrowResult
-          []
-        end
-
         # Creates before_destroy callback methods that nullify, delete or destroy
         # has_many associated objects, according to the defined :dependent rule.
         #
@@ -1693,66 +1686,6 @@ def create_has_and_belongs_to_many_reflection(association_id, options, &extensio
           reflection
         end
 
-        def select_all_rows(options, join_dependency)
-          connection.select_all(
-            construct_finder_sql_with_included_associations(options, join_dependency),
-            "#{name} Load Including Associations"
-          )
-        end
-
-        def construct_finder_arel_with_included_associations(options, join_dependency)
-          relation = scoped
-
-          for association in join_dependency.join_associations
-            relation = association.join_relation(relation)
-          end
-
-          relation = relation.apply_finder_options(options).select(column_aliases(join_dependency))
-
-          if !using_limitable_reflections?(join_dependency.reflections) && relation.limit_value
-            relation = relation.where(construct_arel_limited_ids_condition(options, join_dependency))
-          end
-
-          relation = relation.except(:limit, :offset) unless using_limitable_reflections?(join_dependency.reflections)
-
-          relation
-        end
-
-        def construct_finder_sql_with_included_associations(options, join_dependency)
-          construct_finder_arel_with_included_associations(options, join_dependency).to_sql
-        end
-
-        def construct_arel_limited_ids_condition(options, join_dependency)
-          if (ids_array = select_limited_ids_array(options, join_dependency)).empty?
-            raise ThrowResult
-          else
-            Arel::Predicates::In.new(
-              Arel::SqlLiteral.new("#{connection.quote_table_name table_name}.#{primary_key}"),
-              ids_array
-            )
-          end
-        end
-
-        def select_limited_ids_array(options, join_dependency)
-          connection.select_all(
-            construct_finder_sql_for_association_limiting(options, join_dependency),
-            "#{name} Load IDs For Limited Eager Loading"
-          ).collect { |row| row[primary_key] }
-        end
-
-        def construct_finder_sql_for_association_limiting(options, join_dependency)
-          relation = scoped
-
-          for association in join_dependency.join_associations
-            relation = association.join_relation(relation)
-          end
-
-          relation = relation.apply_finder_options(options).except(:select)
-          relation = relation.select(connection.distinct("#{connection.quote_table_name table_name}.#{primary_key}", relation.order_values.join(", ")))
-
-          relation.to_sql
-        end
-
         def using_limitable_reflections?(reflections)
           reflections.collect(&:collection?).length.zero?
         end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb
index 1bce45865f54b1ed3558739570c05152d591b24c..004d0156e1b14da1f71665510e7854378d820c7b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_associations_test.rb
@@ -732,21 +732,6 @@ def test_assign_ids_ignoring_blanks
     assert_equal [projects(:active_record), projects(:action_controller)].map(&:id).sort, developer.project_ids.sort
   end
 
-  def test_select_limited_ids_array
-    # Set timestamps
-    Developer.transaction do
-      Developer.find(:all, :order => 'id').each_with_index do |record, i|
-        record.update_attributes(:created_at => 5.years.ago + (i * 5.minutes))
-      end
-    end
-
-    join_base = ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods::JoinDependency::JoinBase.new(Project)
-    join_dep  = ActiveRecord::Associations::ClassMethods::JoinDependency.new(join_base, :developers, nil)
-    projects  = Project.send(:select_limited_ids_array, {:order => 'developers.created_at'}, join_dep)
-    assert !projects.include?("'"), projects
-    assert_equal ["1", "2"], projects.sort
-  end
-
   def test_scoped_find_on_through_association_doesnt_return_read_only_records
     tag = Post.find(1).tags.find_by_name("General")