diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp
index 8a943b9e7cf..0cde5c63830 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp
@@ -131,12 +131,11 @@
  * @return void
  */
 	public function <?php echo $admin; ?>delete($id = null) {
-		$this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->id = $id;
-		if (!$this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->exists()) {
+		if (!$this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->exists($id)) {
 			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid <?php echo strtolower($singularHumanName); ?>'));
 		}
 		$this->request->allowMethod('post', 'delete');
-		if ($this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->delete()) {
+		if ($this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->delete($id)) {
 <?php if ($wannaUseSession): ?>
 			$this->Flash->success(__('The <?php echo strtolower($singularHumanName); ?> has been deleted.'));
 		} else {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
index 9fc12e70637..d944007be44 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ public function beforeSave(Model $Model, $options = array()) {
 		}
 		$parentIsSet = array_key_exists($parent, $Model->data[$Model->alias]);
 
-		if (!$Model->id || !$Model->exists()) {
+		if (!$Model->id || !$Model->exists($Model->getID())) {
 			if ($parentIsSet && $Model->data[$Model->alias][$parent]) {
 				$parentNode = $this->_getNode($Model, $Model->data[$Model->alias][$parent]);
 				if (!$parentNode) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
index 1af4f9eee48..ba790a94524 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ public function defaultConditions(Model $Model, $conditions, $useAlias = true) {
 		if (!empty($conditions)) {
 			return $conditions;
 		}
-		$exists = $Model->exists();
+		$exists = $Model->exists($Model->getID());
 		if (!$exists && ($conditions !== null || !empty($Model->__safeUpdateMode))) {
 			return false;
 		} elseif (!$exists) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
index 44df5c8e7da..1957baf8311 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ protected function _doSave($data = null, $options = array()) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$exists = $this->exists();
+		$exists = $this->exists($this->getID());
 		$dateFields = array('modified', 'updated');
 
 		if (!$exists) {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ public function delete($id = null, $cascade = true) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!$this->exists()) {
+		if (!$this->exists($this->getID())) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
index 9ab4f3f2a9b..406c0816cc9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ public function errors($options = array()) {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$exists = $model->exists();
+		$exists = $model->exists($model->getID());
 		$methods = $this->getMethods();
 		$fields = $this->_validationList($fieldList);
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsUsingSessions.ctp b/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsUsingSessions.ctp
index b4072d770e9..34e3fc23f7f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsUsingSessions.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsUsingSessions.ctp
@@ -77,12 +77,11 @@
  * @return void
  */
 	public function delete($id = null) {
-		$this->BakeArticle->id = $id;
-		if (!$this->BakeArticle->exists()) {
+		if (!$this->BakeArticle->exists($id)) {
 			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid bake article'));
 		}
 		$this->request->allowMethod('post', 'delete');
-		if ($this->BakeArticle->delete()) {
+		if ($this->BakeArticle->delete($id)) {
 			$this->Flash->success(__('The bake article has been deleted.'));
 		} else {
 			$this->Flash->error(__('The bake article could not be deleted. Please, try again.'));
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsWithNoSessions.ctp b/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsWithNoSessions.ctp
index d3f5b19d591..cfdd24f7fd9 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsWithNoSessions.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/bake_compare/Controller/ActionsWithNoSessions.ctp
@@ -71,12 +71,11 @@
  * @return void
  */
 	public function delete($id = null) {
-		$this->BakeArticle->id = $id;
-		if (!$this->BakeArticle->exists()) {
+		if (!$this->BakeArticle->exists($id)) {
 			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid bake article'));
 		}
 		$this->request->allowMethod('post', 'delete');
-		if ($this->BakeArticle->delete()) {
+		if ($this->BakeArticle->delete($id)) {
 			return $this->flash(__('The bake article has been deleted.'), array('action' => 'index'));
 		} else {
 			return $this->flash(__('The bake article could not be deleted. Please, try again.'), array('action' => 'index'));