diff --git a/app/models/enumeration.rb b/app/models/enumeration.rb
index 866f7466b..b4b64b7fc 100644
--- a/app/models/enumeration.rb
+++ b/app/models/enumeration.rb
@@ -103,6 +103,12 @@ class Enumeration < ActiveRecord::Base
     subclasses
   end
 
+  # TODO: remove in Redmine 3.0
+  def self.overridding_change?(new, previous)
+    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn "Enumeration#overridding_change? is deprecated and will be removed in Redmine 3.0. Please use #overriding_change?."
+    overriding_change?(new, previous)
+  end
+
   # Does the +new+ Hash override the previous Enumeration?
   def self.overriding_change?(new, previous)
     if (same_active_state?(new['active'], previous.active)) && same_custom_values?(new,previous)