diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/list.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/list.rb
index a35731210569d..b75d3d9ca1523 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/list.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/list.rb
@@ -28,11 +28,9 @@ module Mixins
     #   todo_list.last.move_higher
     module List
       def self.append_features(base)
-        super
-        base.class_eval do
-          before_destroy :remove_from_list
-          after_create   :add_to_list_bottom
-        end
+        super        
+        base.before_destroy :remove_from_list
+        base.after_create   :add_to_list_bottom
       end
 
       # Moving around on the list
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/touch.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/touch.rb
index 74a1737caba83..eef041650b8ba 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/touch.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/mixins/touch.rb
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ module Mixins
     module Touch
       def self.append_features(base)
         super
-        base.class_eval do
-          before_create :touch_on_create
-          before_update :touch_on_update
 
+        base.before_create :touch_on_create
+        base.before_update :touch_on_update
+
+        base.class_eval do
           def touch_on_create
-            self.created_at = self.updated_at = Time.now
+            self.updated_at = (self.created_at ||= Time.now)
           end
 
           def touch_on_update