diff --git a/system/core/CodeIgniter.php b/system/core/CodeIgniter.php
index 45c3485..cc12f14 100644
--- a/system/core/CodeIgniter.php
+++ b/system/core/CodeIgniter.php
@@ -163,12 +163,6 @@
  */
 	$RTR =& load_class('Router', 'core');
 
-	// Set any routing overrides that may exist in the main index file
-	if (isset($routing))
-	{
-		$RTR->_set_overrides($routing);
-	}
-
 /*
  * ------------------------------------------------------
  *  Instantiate the output class
diff --git a/system/core/Router.php b/system/core/Router.php
index d467d60..cb44a3c 100644
--- a/system/core/Router.php
+++ b/system/core/Router.php
@@ -102,9 +102,32 @@
 	 */
 	public function __construct()
 	{
+		global $routing;
+
 		$this->config =& load_class('Config', 'core');
 		$this->uri =& load_class('URI', 'core');
 		$this->_set_routing();
+
+		// Set any routing overrides that may exist in the main index file
+		if (isset($routing) && is_array($routing))
+		{
+			if (isset($routing['directory']))
+			{
+				$this->set_directory($routing['directory']);
+			}
+
+			if ( ! empty($routing['controller']))
+			{
+				$this->set_class($routing['controller']);
+			}
+
+			if (isset($routing['function']))
+			{
+				$routing['function'] = empty($routing['function']) ? 'index' : $routing['function'];
+				$this->set_method($routing['function']);
+			}
+		}
+
 		log_message('debug', 'Router Class Initialized');
 	}
 
@@ -519,38 +542,6 @@
 		return $this->directory;
 	}
 
-	// --------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-	/**
-	 * Set controller overrides
-	 *
-	 * @param	array	$routing	Route overrides
-	 * @return	void
-	 */
-	public function _set_overrides($routing)
-	{
-		if ( ! is_array($routing))
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-
-		if (isset($routing['directory']))
-		{
-			$this->set_directory($routing['directory']);
-		}
-
-		if ( ! empty($routing['controller']))
-		{
-			$this->set_class($routing['controller']);
-		}
-
-		if (isset($routing['function']))
-		{
-			$routing['function'] = empty($routing['function']) ? 'index' : $routing['function'];
-			$this->set_method($routing['function']);
-		}
-	}
-
 }
 
 /* End of file Router.php */
diff --git a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
index 07dee5d..43e7be4 100644
--- a/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
+++ b/user_guide_src/source/changelog.rst
@@ -462,6 +462,7 @@
       -  Added possibility to route requests using callbacks.
       -  Added a new reserved route (*translate_uri_dashes*) to allow usage of dashes in the controller and method URI segments.
       -  Deprecated methods ``fetch_directory()``, ``fetch_class()`` and ``fetch_method()`` in favor of their respective public properties.
+      -  Removed method ``_set_overrides()`` and moved its logic to the class constructor.
 
    -  :doc:`Language Library <libraries/language>` changes include: