diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
index 905c486e8332..708aa7a6e130 100644
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 use Exception;
 use ArrayAccess;
 use JsonSerializable;
-use BadMethodCallException;
 use Illuminate\Support\Arr;
 use Illuminate\Support\Str;
 use Illuminate\Contracts\Support\Jsonable;
@@ -1436,13 +1435,7 @@ public function __call($method, $parameters)
             return $this->$method(...$parameters);
         }
 
-        try {
-            return $this->newQuery()->$method(...$parameters);
-        } catch (BadMethodCallException $e) {
-            throw new BadMethodCallException(
-                sprintf('Call to undefined method %s::%s()', get_class($this), $method)
-            );
-        }
+        return $this->newQuery()->$method(...$parameters);
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
index 3faa6e473670..a427a8d4d0d2 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
@@ -453,24 +453,6 @@ public function testFromDateTime()
         $this->assertEquals('2015-04-17 22:59:01', $model->fromDateTime($value));
     }
 
-    /**
-     * @expectedException \BadMethodCallException
-     * @expectedExceptionMessage Call to undefined method Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub::badMethod()
-     */
-    public function testBadMethodCallException()
-    {
-        $conn = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Connection');
-        $grammar = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Query\Grammars\Grammar');
-        $processor = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Query\Processors\Processor');
-        $conn->shouldReceive('getQueryGrammar')->once()->andReturn($grammar);
-        $conn->shouldReceive('getPostProcessor')->once()->andReturn($processor);
-        EloquentModelStub::setConnectionResolver($resolver = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\ConnectionResolverInterface'));
-        $resolver->shouldReceive('connection')->andReturn($conn);
-
-        $model = new EloquentModelStub;
-        $model->badMethod();
-    }
-
     public function testInsertProcess()
     {
         $model = $this->getMockBuilder('Illuminate\Tests\Database\EloquentModelStub')->setMethods(['newQueryWithoutScopes', 'updateTimestamps', 'refresh'])->getMock();