diff --git a/lib/jekyll/reader.rb b/lib/jekyll/reader.rb
index 96da74fa..deff185b 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/reader.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/reader.rb
@@ -74,6 +74,20 @@ module Jekyll
       end
     end
 
+    # Read all the files in <source>/<dir>/_posts and create a new Post
+    # object with each one.
+    #
+    # dir - The String relative path of the directory to read.
+    #
+    # Returns nothing.
+    def read_posts(dir)
+      posts = read_content(dir, '_posts', Post)
+
+      posts.each do |post|
+        aggregate_post_info(post) if site.publisher.publish?(post)
+      end
+    end
+
     # Read all the files in <source>/<dir>/_drafts and create a new Post
     # object with each one.
     #
diff --git a/lib/jekyll/site.rb b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
index 5b2854d7..3dc5884f 100644
--- a/lib/jekyll/site.rb
+++ b/lib/jekyll/site.rb
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ module Jekyll
       base = reader.in_source_dir(dir)
       entries = Dir.chdir(base) { reader.filter_entries(Dir.entries('.'), base) }
 
-      read_posts(dir)
+      reader.read_posts(dir)
       reader.read_drafts(dir) if show_drafts
       posts.sort!
       limit_posts! if limit_posts > 0 # limit the posts if :limit_posts option is set
@@ -168,20 +168,6 @@ module Jekyll
       static_files.sort_by!(&:relative_path)
     end
 
-    # Read all the files in <source>/<dir>/_posts and create a new Post
-    # object with each one.
-    #
-    # dir - The String relative path of the directory to read.
-    #
-    # Returns nothing.
-    def read_posts(dir)
-      posts = reader.read_content(dir, '_posts', Post)
-
-      posts.each do |post|
-        reader.aggregate_post_info(post) if publisher.publish?(post)
-      end
-    end
-
     # Read in all collections specified in the configuration
     #
     # Returns nothing.
diff --git a/test/test_site.rb b/test/test_site.rb
index 2e0adbbf..c132bdda 100644
--- a/test/test_site.rb
+++ b/test/test_site.rb
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class TestSite < JekyllUnitTest
     end
 
     should "read posts" do
-      @site.read_posts('')
+      @site.reader.read_posts('')
       posts = Dir[source_dir('_posts', '**', '*')]
       posts.delete_if { |post| File.directory?(post) && !Post.valid?(post) }
       assert_equal posts.size - @num_invalid_posts, @site.posts.size
diff --git a/test/test_tags.rb b/test/test_tags.rb
index 4db4ab85..eb998423 100644
--- a/test/test_tags.rb
+++ b/test/test_tags.rb
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ class TestTags < JekyllUnitTest
     site = Site.new(Jekyll.configuration)
 
     if override['read_posts']
-      site.read_posts('')
+      site.reader.read_posts('')
     end
 
     info = { :filters => [Jekyll::Filters], :registers => { :site => site } }