diff --git a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
index 6cf5b43..12c2c4b 100644
--- a/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
+++ b/lib/searchkick/relation.rb
@@ -29,8 +29,7 @@ module Searchkick
 
     def execute
       Searchkick.warn("The execute method is no longer needed")
-      private_execute
-      self
+      load
     end
 
     # experimental
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