diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/DefinedConstraints.php b/src/Database/Relations/DefinedConstraints.php
index 38473a50d..5689852c4 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/DefinedConstraints.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/DefinedConstraints.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ trait DefinedConstraints
      */
     public function addDefinedConstraints(): void
     {
-        $args = $this->parent->getRelationDefinition($this->relationName);
+        $args = $this->getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints();
 
         $this->addDefinedConstraintsToRelation($this, $args);
 
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ public function addDefinedConstraints(): void
     public function addDefinedConstraintsToRelation($relation, array $args = null)
     {
         if ($args === null) {
-            $args = $this->parent->getRelationDefinition($this->relationName);
+            $args = $this->getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints();
         }
 
         // Default models (belongsTo, hasOne, hasOneThrough, morphOne)
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public function addDefinedConstraintsToRelation($relation, array $args = null)
     public function addDefinedConstraintsToQuery($query, array $args = null)
     {
         if ($args === null) {
-            $args = $this->parent->getRelationDefinition($this->relationName);
+            $args = $this->getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints();
         }
 
         // Conditions
@@ -109,4 +109,13 @@ public function addDefinedConstraintsToQuery($query, array $args = null)
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /**
+     * getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints returns the relation definition for the
+     * relationship context.
+     */
+    protected function getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints()
+    {
+        return $this->parent->getRelationDefinition($this->relationName);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Database/Relations/HasManyThrough.php b/src/Database/Relations/HasManyThrough.php
index 6b86e2500..b62112f34 100644
--- a/src/Database/Relations/HasManyThrough.php
+++ b/src/Database/Relations/HasManyThrough.php
@@ -32,15 +32,12 @@ public function __construct(Builder $query, Model $farParent, Model $parent, $fi
     }
 
     /**
-     * {@inheritDoc}
+     * getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints returns the relation definition for the
+     * relationship context.
      */
-    public function addDefinedConstraints()
+    protected function getRelationDefinitionForDefinedConstraints()
     {
-        $args = $this->farParent->getRelationDefinition($this->relationName);
-
-        $this->addDefinedConstraintsToRelation($this, $args);
-
-        $this->addDefinedConstraintsToQuery($this, $args);
+        return $this->farParent->getRelationDefinition($this->relationName);
     }
 
     /**