diff --git a/lib/plugins/acts_as_tree/lib/active_record/acts/tree.rb b/lib/plugins/acts_as_tree/lib/active_record/acts/tree.rb
index a1c83cf50..4e5f37182 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/acts_as_tree/lib/active_record/acts/tree.rb
+++ b/lib/plugins/acts_as_tree/lib/active_record/acts/tree.rb
@@ -46,17 +46,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           belongs_to :parent, :class_name => name, :foreign_key => configuration[:foreign_key], :counter_cache => configuration[:counter_cache]
           has_many :children, :class_name => name, :foreign_key => configuration[:foreign_key], :order => configuration[:order], :dependent => configuration[:dependent]
 
-          class_eval <<-EOV
-            include ActiveRecord::Acts::Tree::InstanceMethods
-
-            def self.roots
-              find(:all, :conditions => "#{configuration[:foreign_key]} IS NULL", :order => #{configuration[:order].nil? ? "nil" : %Q{"#{configuration[:order]}"}})
-            end
-
-            def self.root
-              find(:first, :conditions => "#{configuration[:foreign_key]} IS NULL", :order => #{configuration[:order].nil? ? "nil" : %Q{"#{configuration[:order]}"}})
-            end
-          EOV
+          scope :roots, where("#{configuration[:foreign_key]} IS NULL").order(configuration[:order])
         end
       end