diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp
index 8a943b9e7..463af3799 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Templates/default/actions/controller_actions.ctp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
  */
 	public function <?php echo $admin; ?>delete($id = null) {
 		$this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->id = $id;
-		if (!$this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->exists()) {
+		if (!$this-><?php echo $currentModelName; ?>->exists($id)) {
 			throw new NotFoundException(__('Invalid <?php echo strtolower($singularHumanName); ?>'));
 		}
 		$this->request->allowMethod('post', 'delete');
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
index 9fc12e706..d944007be 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Behavior/TreeBehavior.php
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ class TreeBehavior extends ModelBehavior {
 		}
 		$parentIsSet = array_key_exists($parent, $Model->data[$Model->alias]);
 
-		if (!$Model->id || !$Model->exists()) {
+		if (!$Model->id || !$Model->exists($Model->getID())) {
 			if ($parentIsSet && $Model->data[$Model->alias][$parent]) {
 				$parentNode = $this->_getNode($Model, $Model->data[$Model->alias][$parent]);
 				if (!$parentNode) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
index 1af4f9eee..ba790a945 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Datasource/DboSource.php
@@ -2547,7 +2547,7 @@ class DboSource extends DataSource {
 		if (!empty($conditions)) {
 			return $conditions;
 		}
-		$exists = $Model->exists();
+		$exists = $Model->exists($Model->getID());
 		if (!$exists && ($conditions !== null || !empty($Model->__safeUpdateMode))) {
 			return false;
 		} elseif (!$exists) {
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
index 44df5c8e7..1957baf83 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/Model.php
@@ -1824,7 +1824,7 @@ class Model extends CakeObject implements CakeEventListener {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$exists = $this->exists();
+		$exists = $this->exists($this->getID());
 		$dateFields = array('modified', 'updated');
 
 		if (!$exists) {
@@ -2696,7 +2696,7 @@ class Model extends CakeObject implements CakeEventListener {
 			return false;
 		}
 
-		if (!$this->exists()) {
+		if (!$this->exists($this->getID())) {
 			return false;
 		}
 
diff --git a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
index 9ab4f3f2a..406c0816c 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Model/ModelValidator.php
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ class ModelValidator implements ArrayAccess, IteratorAggregate, Countable {
 			}
 		}
 
-		$exists = $model->exists();
+		$exists = $model->exists($model->getID());
 		$methods = $this->getMethods();
 		$fields = $this->_validationList($fieldList);