diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 77607366084f1..62c8110274ad7 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -450,12 +450,12 @@ def arel_engine
       private
 
       def relation #:nodoc:
-        @relation ||= Relation.new(self, arel_table)
+        relation = Relation.new(self, arel_table)
 
         if finder_needs_type_condition?
-          @relation.where(type_condition).create_with(inheritance_column.to_sym => sti_name)
+          relation.where(type_condition).create_with(inheritance_column.to_sym => sti_name)
         else
-          @relation
+          relation
         end
       end
     end
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ def initialize(attributes = nil, options = {})
         @marked_for_destruction = false
         @previously_changed = {}
         @changed_attributes = {}
-        @relation = nil
 
         ensure_proper_type
 
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
index 9c50baa647e5e..d6b0265fb32ab 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/scoping/named.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ def scoped(options = nil)
             if current_scope
               current_scope.clone
             else
-              scope = relation.clone
+              scope = relation
               scope.default_scoped = true
               scope
             end
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def scope_attributes # :nodoc:
           if current_scope
             current_scope.scope_for_create
           else
-            scope = relation.clone
+            scope = relation
             scope.default_scoped = true
             scope.scope_for_create
           end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb
index cfcd11ca461ac..f33e765c591cc 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relation_scoping_test.rb
@@ -548,4 +548,8 @@ def test_default_scope_is_threadsafe
     end
     threads.each(&:join)
   end
+
+  def test_default_scope_unscoped_is_not_cached
+    assert_not_equal DeveloperCalledDavid.unscoped.object_id, DeveloperCalledDavid.unscoped.object_id
+  end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
index 7639585649069..b24df47efd26f 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/relations_test.rb
@@ -1093,6 +1093,10 @@ def test_unscoped_block_style
     assert_equal 'honda', FastCar.unscoped { FastCar.order_using_old_style.limit(1).first.name}
   end
 
+  def test_unscoped_relation_clones
+    assert_not_equal CoolCar.unscoped.object_id, CoolCar.unscoped.object_id
+  end
+
   def test_intersection_with_array
     relation = Author.where(:name => "David")
     rails_author = relation.first