diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Collection.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Collection.php
index b87315ebc16..e2f44a5ca61 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Collection.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Collection.php
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ public function load($relations)
                 $relations = func_get_args();
             }
 
-            $query = $this->first()->newQuery()->with($relations);
+            $query = $this->first()->newQueryWithoutRelationships()->with($relations);
 
             $this->items = $query->eagerLoadRelations($this->items);
         }
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentCollectionTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentCollectionTest.php
index 4354e06a09d..99344c437c9 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentCollectionTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentCollectionTest.php
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ public function testLoadMethodEagerLoadsGivenRelationships()
         $c = $this->getMockBuilder('Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Collection')->setMethods(['first'])->setConstructorArgs([['foo']])->getMock();
         $mockItem = m::mock('stdClass');
         $c->expects($this->once())->method('first')->will($this->returnValue($mockItem));
-        $mockItem->shouldReceive('newQuery')->once()->andReturn($mockItem);
+        $mockItem->shouldReceive('newQueryWithoutRelationships')->once()->andReturn($mockItem);
         $mockItem->shouldReceive('with')->with(['bar', 'baz'])->andReturn($mockItem);
         $mockItem->shouldReceive('eagerLoadRelations')->once()->with(['foo'])->andReturn(['results']);
         $c->load('bar', 'baz');