diff --git a/acts_as_state_machine.gemspec b/acts_as_state_machine.gemspec
index 242fa74..93cdb64 100644
--- a/acts_as_state_machine.gemspec
+++ b/acts_as_state_machine.gemspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.rdoc_options = ["--main", "README"]
   s.extra_rdoc_files = ["README"]
 
-  s.add_dependency 'activerecord', ['>= 2.1']
+  s.add_dependency 'activerecord', ['>= 3.1']
   
   s.files = ["CHANGELOG",
              "MIT-LICENSE",
@@ -22,9 +22,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
              "Rakefile",
              "TODO",
              "acts_as_state_machine.gemspec",
-             "init.rb",
-             "lib/acts_as_state_machine.rb",
-             "rails/init.rb"]
+             "lib/acts_as_state_machine.rb"]
 
   s.test_files = ["test/fixtures",
                   "test/fixtures/conversations.yml",
diff --git a/init.rb b/init.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 2644663..0000000
--- a/init.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/rails/init"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/lib/acts_as_state_machine.rb b/lib/acts_as_state_machine.rb
index 67fcead..b4f6e21 100644
--- a/lib/acts_as_state_machine.rb
+++ b/lib/acts_as_state_machine.rb
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ def guard(obj)
           def perform(record)
             return false unless guard(record)
             loopback = record.current_state.to_s == to
-            states = record.class.read_inheritable_attribute(:states)
+            states = record.class._states
             next_state = states[to]
             old_state = states[record.current_state.to_s]
 
@@ -118,19 +118,23 @@ def acts_as_state_machine(options = {})
 
             raise NoInitialState unless options[:initial]
 
-            write_inheritable_attribute :states, {}
-            write_inheritable_attribute :initial_state, options[:initial]
-            write_inheritable_attribute :transition_table, {}
-            write_inheritable_attribute :event_table, {}
-            write_inheritable_attribute :state_column, options[:column] || 'state'
+            class_attribute :_states
+            self._states = {}
 
-            class_inheritable_reader    :initial_state
-            class_inheritable_reader    :state_column
-            class_inheritable_reader    :transition_table
-            class_inheritable_reader    :event_table
+            class_attribute :initial_state
+            self.initial_state = options[:initial]
 
-            before_create               :set_initial_state
-            after_create                :run_initial_state_actions
+            class_attribute :transition_table
+            self.transition_table = {}
+
+            class_attribute :event_table
+            self.event_table = {}
+
+            class_attribute :state_column
+            self.state_column = options[:column] || 'state'
+
+            before_create :set_initial_state
+            after_create  :run_initial_state_actions
           end
         end
       end
@@ -141,7 +145,7 @@ def set_initial_state #:nodoc:
         end
 
         def run_initial_state_actions
-          initial = self.class.read_inheritable_attribute(:states)[self.class.initial_state.to_s]
+          initial = self.class._states[self.class.initial_state.to_s]
           initial.entering(self)
           initial.entered(self)
         end
@@ -158,7 +162,7 @@ def next_state_for_event(event)
         end
 
         def next_states_for_event(event)
-          self.class.read_inheritable_attribute(:transition_table)[event.to_sym].select do |s|
+          self.class.transition_table[event.to_sym].select do |s|
             s.from == current_state.to_s
           end
         end
@@ -172,7 +176,7 @@ def run_transition_action(action)
       module ClassMethods
         # Returns an array of all known states.
         def states
-          read_inheritable_attribute(:states).keys.collect { |state| state.to_sym }
+          _states.keys.collect { |state| state.to_sym }
         end
 
         # Define an event.  This takes a block which describes all valid transitions
@@ -199,10 +203,8 @@ def states
         # created is the name of the event followed by an exclamation point (!).
         # Example: <tt>order.close_order!</tt>.
         def event(event, opts={}, &block)
-          tt = read_inheritable_attribute(:transition_table)
-
-          e = SupportingClasses::Event.new(event, opts, tt, &block)
-          write_inheritable_hash(:event_table, event.to_sym => e)
+          e = SupportingClasses::Event.new(event, opts, transition_table, &block)
+          self.event_table = event_table.merge(event.to_sym => e)
           define_method("#{event.to_s}!") { e.fire(self) }
         end
 
@@ -220,7 +222,7 @@ def event(event, opts={}, &block)
         # end
         def state(name, opts={})
           state = SupportingClasses::State.new(name, opts)
-          write_inheritable_hash(:states, state.value => state)
+          self._states = _states.merge(state.value => state)
 
           define_method("#{state.name}?") { current_state.to_s == state.value }
         end
@@ -232,9 +234,7 @@ def state(name, opts={})
         # * +state+ - The state to find
         # * +args+ - The rest of the args are passed down to ActiveRecord +find+
         def find_in_state(number, state, *args)
-          with_state_scope state do
-            find(number, *args)
-          end
+          _state_scope(state).find(number, *args)
         end
 
         # Wraps ActiveRecord::Base.count to conveniently count all records in
@@ -243,9 +243,7 @@ def find_in_state(number, state, *args)
         # * +state+ - The state to find
         # * +args+ - The rest of the args are passed down to ActiveRecord +find+
         def count_in_state(state, *args)
-          with_state_scope state do
-            count(*args)
-          end
+          _state_scope(state).count(*args)
         end
 
         # Wraps ActiveRecord::Base.calculate to conveniently calculate all records in
@@ -254,18 +252,13 @@ def count_in_state(state, *args)
         # * +state+ - The state to find
         # * +args+ - The rest of the args are passed down to ActiveRecord +calculate+
         def calculate_in_state(state, *args)
-          with_state_scope state do
-            calculate(*args)
-          end
+          _state_scope(state).calculate(*args)
         end
 
         protected
-        def with_state_scope(state)
+        def _state_scope(state)
           raise InvalidState unless states.include?(state.to_sym)
-
-          with_scope :find => {:conditions => ["#{table_name}.#{state_column} = ?", state.to_s]} do
-            yield if block_given?
-          end
+          where(state_column => state.to_s)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/rails/init.rb b/rails/init.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index dd1b4cd..0000000
--- a/rails/init.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,5 +0,0 @@
-require 'acts_as_state_machine'
-
-ActiveRecord::Base.class_eval do
-  include ScottBarron::Acts::StateMachine
-end
diff --git a/test/test_acts_as_state_machine.rb b/test/test_acts_as_state_machine.rb
index 9afb2ef..29e05cc 100644
--- a/test/test_acts_as_state_machine.rb
+++ b/test/test_acts_as_state_machine.rb
@@ -104,15 +104,15 @@ class ActsAsStateMachineTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
 
   def teardown
     Conversation.class_eval do
-      write_inheritable_attribute :states, {}
-      write_inheritable_attribute :initial_state, nil
-      write_inheritable_attribute :transition_table, {}
-      write_inheritable_attribute :event_table, {}
-      write_inheritable_attribute :state_column, "state"
+      self._states          = {}
+      self.finitial_state   = nil
+      self.transition_table = {}
+      self.event_table      = {}
+      self.state_column     = "state"
 
       # Clear out any callbacks that were set by acts_as_state_machine.
-      write_inheritable_attribute :before_create, []
-      write_inheritable_attribute :after_create, []
+      reset_callbacks :before_create
+      reset_callbacks :after_create
     end
   end