Remove Base.delete as it's same as Relation#delete

activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb

@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
       end
       alias :colorize_logging= :colorize_logging
 
-      delegate :find, :first, :last, :all, :destroy_all, :exists?, :to => :scoped
+      delegate :find, :first, :last, :all, :destroy_all, :exists?, :delete, :to => :scoped
       delegate :select, :group, :order, :limit, :joins, :where, :preload, :eager_load, :includes, :from, :lock, :readonly, :having, :to => :scoped
       delegate :count, :average, :minimum, :maximum, :sum, :calculate, :to => :scoped
 
@@ -646,30 +646,6 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
         end
       end
 
-      # Deletes the row with a primary key matching the +id+ argument, using a
-      # SQL +DELETE+ statement, and returns the number of rows deleted. Active
-      # Record objects are not instantiated, so the object's callbacks are not
-      # executed, including any <tt>:dependent</tt> association options or
-      # Observer methods.
-      #
-      # You can delete multiple rows at once by passing an Array of <tt>id</tt>s.
-      #
-      # Note: Although it is often much faster than the alternative,
-      # <tt>#destroy</tt>, skipping callbacks might bypass business logic in
-      # your application that ensures referential integrity or performs other
-      # essential jobs.
-      #
-      # ==== Examples
-      #
-      #   # Delete a single row
-      #   Todo.delete(1)
-      #
-      #   # Delete multiple rows
-      #   Todo.delete([2,3,4])
-      def delete(id_or_array)
-        scoped.delete(id_or_array)
-      end
-
       # Destroy an object (or multiple objects) that has the given id, the object is instantiated first,
       # therefore all callbacks and filters are fired off before the object is deleted.  This method is
       # less efficient than ActiveRecord#delete but allows cleanup methods and other actions to be run.

activerecord/lib/active_record/relation.rb

@@ -123,6 +123,26 @@ module ActiveRecord
       arel.delete.tap { reset }
     end
 
+    # Deletes the row with a primary key matching the +id+ argument, using a
+    # SQL +DELETE+ statement, and returns the number of rows deleted. Active
+    # Record objects are not instantiated, so the object's callbacks are not
+    # executed, including any <tt>:dependent</tt> association options or
+    # Observer methods.
+    #
+    # You can delete multiple rows at once by passing an Array of <tt>id</tt>s.
+    #
+    # Note: Although it is often much faster than the alternative,
+    # <tt>#destroy</tt>, skipping callbacks might bypass business logic in
+    # your application that ensures referential integrity or performs other
+    # essential jobs.
+    #
+    # ==== Examples
+    #
+    #   # Delete a single row
+    #   Todo.delete(1)
+    #
+    #   # Delete multiple rows
+    #   Todo.delete([2,3,4])
     def delete(id_or_array)
       where(@klass.primary_key => id_or_array).delete_all
     end