diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb
index b624951cd9..b438620c8f 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           set_inverse_instance(the_target, @owner)
           the_target
         end
-        
+
         def construct_find_scope
           { :conditions => conditions }
         end