diff --git a/lib/validates_timeliness/orm/mongoid.rb b/lib/validates_timeliness/orm/mongoid.rb
index 0647530..ffaaf7c 100644
--- a/lib/validates_timeliness/orm/mongoid.rb
+++ b/lib/validates_timeliness/orm/mongoid.rb
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
       # field value in Mongoid. Parser will return nil rather than error.
 
       module ClassMethods 
+        public
+
         # Mongoid has no bulk attribute method definition hook. It defines
         # them with each field definition. So we likewise define them after
         # each validation is defined.
@@ -16,12 +18,6 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
           attr_names.each { |attr_name| define_timeliness_write_method(attr_name) }
         end
 
-        def timeliness_type_cast_code(attr_name, var_name)
-          type = timeliness_attribute_type(attr_name)
-
-          "#{var_name} = Timeliness::Parser.parse(value, :#{type})"
-        end
-
         def timeliness_attribute_type(attr_name)
           {
             Date => :date,
@@ -29,11 +25,22 @@ module ValidatesTimeliness
             DateTime => :datetime
           }[fields[attr_name.to_s].type] || :datetime
         end
+
+        protected
+
+        def timeliness_type_cast_code(attr_name, var_name)
+          type = timeliness_attribute_type(attr_name)
+
+          "#{var_name} = Timeliness::Parser.parse(value, :#{type})"
+        end
+
       end
 
-      def reload
-        _clear_timeliness_cache
-        super
+      module Reload
+        def reload(*args)
+          _clear_timeliness_cache
+          super
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -44,11 +51,13 @@ module Mongoid::Document
   include ValidatesTimeliness::ORM::Mongoid
 
   # Pre-2.3 reload
-  if instance_methods.include?('reload')
+  if (instance_methods & ['reload', :reload]).present?
     def reload_with_timeliness
       _clear_timeliness_cache
       reload_without_timeliness
     end
     alias_method_chain :reload, :timeliness
+  else
+    include ValidatesTimeliness::ORM::Mongoid::Reload
   end
 end