diff --git a/lib/model.js b/lib/model.js
index faafe747e30..2bfbc9f426b 100644
--- a/lib/model.js
+++ b/lib/model.js
@@ -2678,7 +2678,6 @@ Model.compile = function compile (name, schema, collectionName, connection, base
   }
 
   model.schema = model.prototype.schema;
-  model.options = model.prototype.options;
   model.collection = model.prototype.collection;
 
   return model;
diff --git a/lib/schema.js b/lib/schema.js
index 999395cd120..7f6cad8919d 100644
--- a/lib/schema.js
+++ b/lib/schema.js
@@ -292,7 +292,6 @@ reserved.init =
 reserved.isNew =
 reserved.errors =
 reserved.schema =
-reserved.options =
 reserved.modelName =
 reserved.collection =
 reserved.toObject =
diff --git a/test/query.middleware.test.js b/test/query.middleware.test.js
index 9bde4d31e30..279a1c0279c 100644
--- a/test/query.middleware.test.js
+++ b/test/query.middleware.test.js
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ describe('query middleware', function() {
     schema = new Schema({
       title: String,
       author: String,
-      publisher: { type: Schema.ObjectId, ref: 'gh-2138-1' }
+      publisher: { type: Schema.ObjectId, ref: 'gh-2138-1' },
+      options: String
     });
 
     var publisherSchema = new Schema({
@@ -42,7 +43,8 @@ describe('query middleware', function() {
           var doc = {
             title: 'Professional AngularJS',
             author: 'Val',
-            publisher: publisher._id
+            publisher: publisher._id,
+            options: 'bacon'
           };
 
           Author.create(doc, function(error) {
@@ -78,6 +80,7 @@ describe('query middleware', function() {
     schema.post('find', function(results, next) {
       assert.equal(1, results.length);
       assert.equal('Val', results[0].author);
+      assert.equal('bacon', results[0].options);
       ++postCount;
       next();
     });
diff --git a/test/schema.test.js b/test/schema.test.js
index 983eb2a9bce..f0e415c0d32 100644
--- a/test/schema.test.js
+++ b/test/schema.test.js
@@ -1312,12 +1312,6 @@ describe('schema', function(){
         });
       }, /`on` may not be used as a schema pathname/);
 
-      assert.throws(function(){
-        new Schema({
-            options: String
-        });
-      }, /`options` may not be used as a schema pathname/);
-
       assert.throws(function(){
         new Schema({
            collection: String