diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index a2b2af98a6..fe29668c72 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -78,10 +78,6 @@ def require_environment! #:nodoc:
       require environment if environment
     end
 
-    def eager_load! #:nodoc:
-      railties.all(&:eager_load!)
-      super
-    end
 
     def reload_routes!
       routes_reloader.reload!
@@ -100,14 +96,12 @@ def initialize!
 
     def load_tasks(app=self)
       initialize_tasks
-      railties.all { |r| r.load_tasks(app) }
       super
       self
     end
 
     def load_console(app=self)
       initialize_console
-      railties.all { |r| r.load_console(app) }
       super
       self
     end
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
index b358de89d0..52c89274e7 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/engine.rb
@@ -395,12 +395,20 @@ def find(path)
     delegate :middleware, :root, :paths, :to => :config
     delegate :engine_name, :isolated?, :to => "self.class"
 
-    def load_tasks(*)
+    def load_tasks(app=self)
+      railties.all { |r| r.load_tasks(app) }
       super
       paths["lib/tasks"].existent.sort.each { |ext| load(ext) }
     end
-
+    
+    def load_console(app=self)
+      railties.all { |r| r.load_console(app) }
+      super
+    end
+    
     def eager_load!
+      railties.all(&:eager_load!)
+      
       config.eager_load_paths.each do |load_path|
         matcher = /\A#{Regexp.escape(load_path)}\/(.*)\.rb\Z/
         Dir.glob("#{load_path}/**/*.rb").sort.each do |file|