diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/base_test.rb
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ class BasicsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_current_scope_is_reset
     Object.const_set :UnloadablePost, Class.new(ActiveRecord::Base)
-    UnloadablePost.send(:current_scope=, UnloadablePost.all)
+    UnloadablePost.current_scope = UnloadablePost.all
 
     UnloadablePost.unloadable
     klass = UnloadablePost
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/scoping/relation_scoping_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/scoping/relation_scoping_test.rb
index <HASH>..<HASH> 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/scoping/relation_scoping_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/scoping/relation_scoping_test.rb
@@ -274,8 +274,8 @@ class RelationScopingTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
       SpecialComment.unscoped.created
     end
 
-    assert_nil Comment.send(:current_scope)
-    assert_nil SpecialComment.send(:current_scope)
+    assert_nil Comment.current_scope
+    assert_nil SpecialComment.current_scope
   end
 
   def test_scoping_respects_current_class
`current_scope{,=}` are public methods

`send` is not necessary.