diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
index a08119c6f2145..c68c8cc2ad6e6 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations.rb
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ def initialize(owner, reflection)
     end
   end
 
+  class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationWithPrimaryKeyError < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
+    def initialize(reflection)
+      super("Primary key is not allowed in a has_and_belongs_to_many join table (#{reflection.options[:join_table]}).")
+    end
+  end
+
   class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationForeignKeyNeeded < ActiveRecordError #:nodoc:
     def initialize(reflection)
       super("Cannot create self referential has_and_belongs_to_many association on '#{reflection.class_name rescue nil}##{reflection.name rescue nil}'. :association_foreign_key cannot be the same as the :foreign_key.")
@@ -1583,16 +1589,19 @@ def create_belongs_to_reflection(association_id, options)
 
         def create_has_and_belongs_to_many_reflection(association_id, options, &extension)
           options.assert_valid_keys(valid_keys_for_has_and_belongs_to_many_association)
-
           options[:extend] = create_extension_modules(association_id, extension, options[:extend])
 
           reflection = create_reflection(:has_and_belongs_to_many, association_id, options, self)
-          
+          reflection.options[:join_table] ||= join_table_name(undecorated_table_name(self.to_s), undecorated_table_name(reflection.class_name))
+
           if reflection.association_foreign_key == reflection.primary_key_name
             raise HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationForeignKeyNeeded.new(reflection)
           end
 
-          reflection.options[:join_table] ||= join_table_name(undecorated_table_name(self.to_s), undecorated_table_name(reflection.class_name))
+          if connection.supports_primary_key? &&
+             (connection.primary_key(reflection.options[:join_table]) rescue false)
+             raise HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationWithPrimaryKeyError.new(reflection)
+          end
 
           reflection
         end
@@ -1601,15 +1610,6 @@ def reflect_on_included_associations(associations)
           [ associations ].flatten.collect { |association| reflect_on_association(association.to_s.intern) }
         end
 
-        def guard_against_unlimitable_reflections(reflections, options)
-          if (options[:offset] || options[:limit]) && !using_limitable_reflections?(reflections)
-            raise(
-              ConfigurationError,
-              "You can not use offset and limit together with has_many or has_and_belongs_to_many associations"
-            )
-          end
-        end
-
         def select_all_rows(options, join_dependency)
           connection.select_all(
             construct_finder_sql_with_included_associations(options, join_dependency),
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
index cb60baa7cc82d..af9ce3dfb2534 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_and_belongs_to_many_association.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,6 @@
 module ActiveRecord
   module Associations
     class HasAndBelongsToManyAssociation < AssociationCollection #:nodoc:
-      def initialize(owner, reflection)
-        super
-        @primary_key_list = {}
-      end
-
       def create(attributes = {})
         create_record(attributes) { |record| insert_record(record) }
       end
@@ -22,12 +17,6 @@ def reset_column_information
         @reflection.reset_column_information
       end
 
-      def has_primary_key?
-        return @has_primary_key unless @has_primary_key.nil?
-        @has_primary_key = (ActiveRecord::Base.connection.supports_primary_key? &&
-          ActiveRecord::Base.connection.primary_key(@reflection.options[:join_table]))
-      end
-
       protected
         def construct_find_options!(options)
           options[:joins]      = @join_sql
@@ -40,11 +29,6 @@ def count_records
         end
 
         def insert_record(record, force = true, validate = true)
-          if has_primary_key?
-            raise ActiveRecord::ConfigurationError,
-              "Primary key is not allowed in a has_and_belongs_to_many join table (#{@reflection.options[:join_table]})."
-          end
-
           if record.new_record?
             if force
               record.save!
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/habtm_join_table_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/habtm_join_table_test.rb
index bf3e04c3eb3fc..745f169ad7c2e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/associations/habtm_join_table_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/associations/habtm_join_table_test.rb
@@ -36,21 +36,9 @@ def teardown
   uses_transaction :test_should_raise_exception_when_join_table_has_a_primary_key
   def test_should_raise_exception_when_join_table_has_a_primary_key
     if ActiveRecord::Base.connection.supports_primary_key?
-      assert_raise ActiveRecord::ConfigurationError do
-        jaime = MyReader.create(:name=>"Jaime")
-        jaime.my_books << MyBook.create(:name=>'Great Expectations')
+      assert_raise ActiveRecord::HasAndBelongsToManyAssociationWithPrimaryKeyError do
+        MyReader.has_and_belongs_to_many :my_books
       end
     end
   end
-
-  uses_transaction :test_should_cache_result_of_primary_key_check
-  def test_should_cache_result_of_primary_key_check
-    if ActiveRecord::Base.connection.supports_primary_key?
-      ActiveRecord::Base.connection.stubs(:primary_key).with('my_books_my_readers').returns(false).once
-      weaz = MyReader.create(:name=>'Weaz')
-
-      weaz.my_books << MyBook.create(:name=>'Great Expectations')
-      weaz.my_books << MyBook.create(:name=>'Greater Expectations')
-    end
-  end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/fixtures/edges.yml b/activerecord/test/fixtures/edges.yml
index c16c70dd2fcdc..b804f7b6a6c5b 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/fixtures/edges.yml
+++ b/activerecord/test/fixtures/edges.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 <% (1..4).each do |id| %>
 edge_<%= id %>:
-  id: <%= id %>
   source_id: <%= id %>
   sink_id: <%= id + 1 %>
-<% end %>
\ No newline at end of file
+<% end %>
diff --git a/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb b/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb
index 87fad0ebcee8a..da71aace7f16f 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/schema/schema.rb
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ def create_table(*args, &block)
     t.integer :access_level, :default => 1
   end
 
-  create_table :edges, :force => true do |t|
+  create_table :edges, :force => true, :id => false do |t|
     t.column :source_id, :integer, :null => false
     t.column :sink_id,   :integer, :null => false
   end