diff --git a/lib/associations/associations.rb b/lib/associations/associations.rb
index e41a7cd0..99e2f046 100644
--- a/lib/associations/associations.rb
+++ b/lib/associations/associations.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ module Associations
 
     module ActiveRecordExtensions
 
+      def self.extended(base)
+        require_relative 'reflection_extensions'
+      end
+
       def belongs_to(name, scope = nil, **options)
         klass_name = options.key?(:class_name) ? options[:class_name] : name.to_s.camelize
         klass =
@@ -92,7 +96,6 @@ def belongs_to_active_hash(association_id, options = {})
     end
 
     def self.included(base)
-      require_relative "reflection_extensions"
       base.extend Methods
     end