diff --git a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
index 70f6dff99..9aa5df18a 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Console/Command/Task/ModelTask.php
@@ -30,12 +30,12 @@ App::uses('Validation', 'Utility');
 class ModelTask extends BakeTask {
 
 /**
- * path to MODELS directory
+ * path to Model directory
  *
  * @var string
  * @access public
  */
-	public $path = MODELS;
+	public $path = null;
 
 /**
  * tasks
@@ -69,6 +69,14 @@ class ModelTask extends BakeTask {
  */
 	protected $_validations = array();
 
+/**
+ * Override initialize
+ *
+ */
+	public function initialize() {
+		$this->path = App::path('Model');
+	}
+
 /**
  * Execution method always used for tasks
  *
diff --git a/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php b/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
index 5df50e5aa..b8fd392d3 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/bootstrap.php
@@ -48,11 +48,6 @@ if (!defined('APP')) {
 	define('APP', ROOT.DS.APP_DIR.DS);
 }
 
-/**
- * Path to the application's models directory.
- */
-	define('MODELS', APP.'Model'.DS);
-
 /**
  * Path to model behaviors directory.
  */