diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
index 22a13757e..e638ffa68 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Collection.php
@@ -487,38 +487,6 @@ class Doctrine_Collection extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Iterator
 
         $this->data[$key] = $record;
     }
-    /**
-     * adds a record to collection
-     * @param Doctrine_Record $record              record to be added
-     * @param string $key                          optional key for the record
-     * @return boolean
-     */
-    public function internalAdd(Doctrine_Record $record,$key = null) {
-        if(in_array($record,$this->data))
-            return false;
-        
-        if(isset($this->reference_field))
-            $record->set($this->reference_field, $this->reference, false);
-
-        if(isset($key)) {
-            if(isset($this->data[$key]))
-                return false;
-
-            $this->data[$key] = $record;
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        if(isset($this->keyColumn)) {
-            $value = $record->get($this->keyColumn);
-            if($value === null)
-                throw new Doctrine_Collection_Exception("Couldn't create collection index. Record field '".$this->keyColumn."' was null.");
-
-            $this->data[$value] = $record;
-        } else
-            $this->data[] = $record;
-
-        return true;
-    }
     /**
      * adds a record to collection
      * @param Doctrine_Record $record              record to be added
diff --git a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
index 95332e612..feac54df1 100644
--- a/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
+++ b/lib/Doctrine/Record.php
@@ -1188,8 +1188,8 @@ abstract class Doctrine_Record extends Doctrine_Access implements Countable, Ite
     public function addReference(Doctrine_Record $record, Doctrine_Relation $connector, $key = null) {
         $alias = $connector->getAlias();
 
-        $this->references[$alias]->internalAdd($record, $key);
-        $this->originals[$alias]->internalAdd($record, $key);
+        $this->references[$alias]->add($record, $key);
+        $this->originals[$alias]->add($record, $key);
     }
     /**
      * getReferences