diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
index dc4af4f39059dd12d7a627135734801c9e601ec7..a6615f37743c9bcb6944e7bdb9cc3d485687f5f1 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/persistence.rb
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def delete
     # and #destroy returns +false+.
     # See ActiveRecord::Callbacks for further details.
     def destroy
-      raise ReadOnlyRecord, "#{self.class} is marked as readonly" if readonly?
+      _raise_readonly_record_error if readonly?
       destroy_associations
       self.class.connection.add_transaction_record(self)
       destroy_row if persisted?
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ def relation_for_destroy
     end
 
     def create_or_update(*args)
-      raise ReadOnlyRecord, "#{self.class} is marked as readonly" if readonly?
+      _raise_readonly_record_error if readonly?
       result = new_record? ? _create_record : _update_record(*args)
       result != false
     end
@@ -577,5 +577,9 @@ def _raise_record_not_destroyed
     def belongs_to_touch_method
       :touch
     end
+
+    def _raise_readonly_record_error
+      raise ReadOnlyRecord, "#{self.class} is marked as readonly"
+    end
   end
 end