diff --git a/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb b/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb
index de4f77161a..c53ca151a4 100644
--- a/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb
+++ b/lib/rails_admin/extensions/pundit/authorization_adapter.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ class AuthorizationAdapter
         # See the +authorize_with+ config method for where the initialization happens.
         def initialize(controller)
           @controller = controller
-          @controller.class.send(:alias_method, :pundit_user, :_current_user)
         end
 
         # This method is called in every controller action and should raise an exception
@@ -52,7 +51,7 @@ def attributes_for(action, abstract_model)
         def policy(record)
           @controller.policy(record)
         rescue ::Pundit::NotDefinedError
-          ::ApplicationPolicy.new(@controller.send(:_current_user), record)
+          ::ApplicationPolicy.new(@controller.send(:pundit_user), record)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb b/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb
index dfb7122b2f..e09db4d5f9 100644
--- a/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/integration/authorization/pundit_spec.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
-include Pundit
 
 class ApplicationPolicy
   attr_reader :user, :record
@@ -65,6 +64,10 @@ def index
 end
 
 describe 'RailsAdmin Pundit Authorization', type: :request do
+  before(:all) do
+    ApplicationController.send :include, ::Pundit
+  end
+
   subject { page }
 
   before do
@@ -164,4 +167,15 @@ def index
       is_expected.to have_content('Show in app')
     end
   end
+
+  context 'when ApplicationController already has pundit_user' do
+    let(:admin) { FactoryGirl.create :user, roles: [:admin] }
+    before do
+      allow_any_instance_of(ApplicationController).to receive(:pundit_user).and_return(admin)
+    end
+
+    it 'uses original pundit_user' do
+      expect { visit dashboard_path }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
 end