uses PATCH for the forms of persisted records, and routes PATCH and PUT to the update action of resources

16 files changed, 91 insertions, 122 deletions

diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index caafe4f566..6c56a37340 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+* Forms of persisted records use always PATCH (via the `_method` hack). *fxn*
+
+* For resources, both PATCH and PUT are routed to the `update` action. *fxn*
+
 *   Don't ignore `force_ssl` in development. This is a change of behavior - use a `:if` condition to recreate the old behavior.
 
         class AccountsController < ApplicationController
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/railtie.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/railtie.rb
index 4135f3c142..35f901c575 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/railtie.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/railtie.rb
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
       ActionDispatch::Http::URL.tld_length = app.config.action_dispatch.tld_length
       ActionDispatch::Request.ignore_accept_header = app.config.action_dispatch.ignore_accept_header
       ActionDispatch::Response.default_charset = app.config.action_dispatch.default_charset || app.config.encoding
-      ActionDispatch::Routing::Mapper.default_method_for_update = app.config.default_method_for_update
 
       ActionDispatch::ExceptionWrapper.rescue_responses.merge!(config.action_dispatch.rescue_responses)
       ActionDispatch::ExceptionWrapper.rescue_templates.merge!(config.action_dispatch.rescue_templates)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
index f66d28bf83..ecad8b258b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/routing/mapper.rb
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ require 'action_dispatch/routing/redirection'
 module ActionDispatch
   module Routing
     class Mapper
-      cattr_accessor(:default_method_for_update) {:put}
-
       class Constraints #:nodoc:
         def self.new(app, constraints, request = Rack::Request)
           if constraints.any?
@@ -1012,10 +1010,11 @@ module ActionDispatch
             end if parent_resource.actions.include?(:new)
 
             member do
-              get    :edit if parent_resource.actions.include?(:edit)
-              get    :show if parent_resource.actions.include?(:show)
+              get :edit if parent_resource.actions.include?(:edit)
+              get :show if parent_resource.actions.include?(:show)
               if parent_resource.actions.include?(:update)
-                send default_method_for_update, :update
+                patch :update
+                put   :update
               end
               delete :destroy if parent_resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
             end
@@ -1152,12 +1151,12 @@ module ActionDispatch
               get :new
             end if parent_resource.actions.include?(:new)
 
-            # TODO: Only accept patch or put depending on config
             member do
-              get    :edit if parent_resource.actions.include?(:edit)
-              get    :show if parent_resource.actions.include?(:show)
+              get :edit if parent_resource.actions.include?(:edit)
+              get :show if parent_resource.actions.include?(:show)
               if parent_resource.actions.include?(:update)
-                send default_method_for_update, :update
+                patch :update
+                put   :update
               end
               delete :destroy if parent_resource.actions.include?(:destroy)
             end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
index 4641f10dc8..23329d7f35 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/base.rb
@@ -132,8 +132,6 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
   class Base
     include Helpers, ::ERB::Util, Context
 
-    cattr_accessor(:default_method_for_update) {:put}
-
     # Specify the proc used to decorate input tags that refer to attributes with errors.
     cattr_accessor :field_error_proc
     @@field_error_proc = Proc.new{ |html_tag, instance| "<div class=\"field_with_errors\">#{html_tag}</div>".html_safe }
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 33d509d968..53ae8b66da 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ module ActionView
         object = convert_to_model(object)
 
         as = options[:as]
-        action, method = object.respond_to?(:persisted?) && object.persisted? ? [:edit, ActionView::Base.default_method_for_update] : [:new, :post]
+        action, method = object.respond_to?(:persisted?) && object.persisted? ? [:edit, :patch] : [:new, :post]
         options[:html].reverse_merge!(
           :class  => as ? "#{action}_#{as}" : dom_class(object, action),
           :id     => as ? "#{action}_#{as}" : [options[:namespace], dom_id(object, action)].compact.join("_").presence,
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/railtie.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/railtie.rb
index 2296db9092..43371a1c49 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/railtie.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/railtie.rb
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ module ActionView
 
     initializer "action_view.set_configs" do |app|
       ActiveSupport.on_load(:action_view) do
-        self.default_method_for_update = app.config.default_method_for_update
         app.config.action_view.each do |k,v|
           send "#{k}=", v
         end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
index e8da790e50..eb495d30e5 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/routing_test.rb
@@ -1026,6 +1026,10 @@ class TestRoutingMapper < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 'pasts#destroy', @response.body
     assert_equal '/past', past_path
 
+    patch '/present'
+    assert_equal 'presents#update', @response.body
+    assert_equal '/present', present_path
+
     put '/present'
     assert_equal 'presents#update', @response.body
     assert_equal '/present', present_path
@@ -1044,6 +1048,10 @@ class TestRoutingMapper < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
     assert_equal 'relationships#destroy', @response.body
     assert_equal '/relationships/1', relationship_path(1)
 
+    patch '/friendships/1'
+    assert_equal 'friendships#update', @response.body
+    assert_equal '/friendships/1', friendship_path(1)
+
     put '/friendships/1'
     assert_equal 'friendships#update', @response.body
     assert_equal '/friendships/1', friendship_path(1)
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
index 61d728ce66..3546bd3bee 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => "put") do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for=\"post_comments_attributes_0_body\">Write body here</label>"
     end
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => "put") do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for=\"post_tags_attributes_0_value\">Tag</label>"
     end
 
@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.button('Create post')
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => "put") do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='post_title'>The Title</label>" +
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
@@ -778,7 +778,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.file_field(:file)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => "put", :multipart => true) do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch', :multipart => true) do
       "<input name='post[file]' type='file' id='post_file' />"
     end
 
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "edit_post_123" , "edit_post", :method => "put", :multipart => true) do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "edit_post_123" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch', :multipart => true) do
       "<input name='post[comment][file]' type='file' id='post_comment_file' />"
     end
 
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.label(:title)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123.json", "edit_post_123" , "edit_post", :method => "put") do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123.json", "edit_post_123" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='post_title'>Title</label>"
     end
 
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.submit('Edit post')
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/44", "edit_post_44" , "edit_post", :method => "put") do
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/44", "edit_post_44" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='And his name will be forty and four.' />" +
       "<input name='commit' type='submit' value='Edit post' />"
     end
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.submit('Create post')
     end
 
-    expected =  whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post", "edit_other_name", :method => "put") do
+    expected =  whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post", "edit_other_name", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='other_name_title' class='post_title'>Title</label>" +
       "<input name='other_name[title]' size='30' id='other_name_title' value='Hello World' type='text' />" +
       "<textarea name='other_name[body]' id='other_name_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
@@ -898,13 +898,13 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_form_for_with_remote
-    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :remote => true, :html => { :id => 'create-post', :method => :put }) do |f|
+    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :remote => true, :html => { :id => 'create-post', :method => :patch}) do |f|
       concat f.text_field(:title)
       concat f.text_area(:body)
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", :method => "put", :remote => true) do
+    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", :method => 'patch', :remote => true) do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
@@ -915,13 +915,13 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_form_for_with_remote_in_html
-    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :html => { :remote => true, :id => 'create-post', :method => :put }) do |f|
+    form_for(@post, :url => '/', :html => { :remote => true, :id => 'create-post', :method => :patch }) do |f|
       concat f.text_field(:title)
       concat f.text_area(:body)
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", :method => "put", :remote => true) do
+    expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", :method => 'patch', :remote => true) do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
@@ -975,7 +975,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<label for='post_123_title'>Title</label>" +
       "<input name='post[123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[123][body]' id='post_123_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
@@ -993,7 +993,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post__title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[][body]' id='post__body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[][secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
@@ -1010,7 +1010,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='namespace_post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.text_field(:title)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<label for='namespace_post_title'>Title</label>" +
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
@@ -1040,7 +1040,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.text_field(:title)
     end
 
-    expected_1 = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_1_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected_1 = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_1_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<label for='namespace_1_post_title'>Title</label>" +
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_1_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
@@ -1052,7 +1052,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.text_field(:title)
     end
 
-    expected_2 = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_2_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected_2 = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_2_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<label for='namespace_2_post_title'>Title</label>" +
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_2_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
@@ -1070,7 +1070,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='namespace_post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[comment][body]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_comment_body' value='Hello World' />"
@@ -1104,7 +1104,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.submit
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<input name='commit' type='submit' value='Confirm Post changes' />"
     end
 
@@ -1136,7 +1136,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.submit
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_another_post', 'edit_another_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_another_post', 'edit_another_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<input name='commit' type='submit' value='Update your Post' />"
     end
 
@@ -1153,7 +1153,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[comment][body]' size='30' type='text' id='post_comment_body' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
@@ -1168,7 +1168,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<input name='post[123][comment][][name]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment__name' value='new comment' />"
     end
@@ -1184,7 +1184,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[1][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<input name='post[1][comment][1][name]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_1_name' value='new comment' />"
     end
@@ -1199,7 +1199,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[1][comment][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[1][comment][5][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_5_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
@@ -1227,7 +1227,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[123][comment][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
@@ -1241,7 +1241,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[comment][5][title]' type='radio' id='post_comment_5_title_hello' value='hello' />"
     end
 
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[123][comment][123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment_123_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
@@ -1275,9 +1275,9 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[123][comment][5][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment_5_title' value='Hello World' />"
-    end + whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    end + whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[1][comment][123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_123_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
         '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new author" />'
     end
@@ -1321,7 +1321,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-   expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+   expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
      '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
@@ -1340,7 +1340,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />'
     end
@@ -1377,7 +1377,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />'
     end
@@ -1395,7 +1395,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
@@ -1415,7 +1415,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />'
@@ -1436,7 +1436,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
@@ -1463,7 +1463,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
@@ -1490,7 +1490,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
@@ -1516,7 +1516,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
@@ -1539,7 +1539,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
@@ -1586,7 +1586,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new comment" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new comment" />'
@@ -1607,7 +1607,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
@@ -1625,7 +1625,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       end
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />'
     end
 
@@ -1642,7 +1642,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
@@ -1663,7 +1663,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
@@ -1685,7 +1685,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
@@ -1708,7 +1708,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_abc_name" name="post[comments_attributes][abc][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_abc_id" name="post[comments_attributes][abc][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
     end
@@ -1764,7 +1764,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[comments_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][value]" size="30" type="text" value="commentrelevance #314" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="314" />' +
@@ -1791,7 +1791,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="hash backed author" />'
     end
 
@@ -1930,7 +1930,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'create-post', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'create-post', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='parent_post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'create-post', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'create-post', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
       "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[comment][name]' type='text' id='post_comment_name' value='new comment' size='30' />"
@@ -1966,7 +1966,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       }
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<input name='post[category][name]' type='text' size='30' id='post_category_name' />"
     end
 
@@ -1990,7 +1990,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
       "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
       "<label for='secret'>Secret:</label> <input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' /><input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' /><br/>"
@@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
       concat f.check_box(:secret)
     end
 
-    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'put') do
+    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
       "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>Back to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
       "<label for='secret'>Secret:</label> <input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' /><input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' /><br/>"
@@ -2120,7 +2120,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
 
   def test_form_for_with_html_options_adds_options_to_form_tag
     form_for(@post, :html => {:id => 'some_form', :class => 'some_class'}) do |f| end
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "some_form", "some_class", 'put')
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "some_form", "some_class", 'patch')
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
@@ -2128,7 +2128,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   def test_form_for_with_string_url_option
     form_for(@post, :url => 'http://www.otherdomain.com') do |f| end
 
-    assert_equal whole_form("http://www.otherdomain.com", 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put'), output_buffer
+    assert_equal whole_form("http://www.otherdomain.com", 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch'), output_buffer
   end
 
   def test_form_for_with_hash_url_option
@@ -2141,14 +2141,14 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   def test_form_for_with_record_url_option
     form_for(@post, :url => @post) do |f| end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'put')
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch')
     assert_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
 
   def test_form_for_with_existing_object
     form_for(@post) do |f| end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "edit_post_123", "edit_post", "put")
+    expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "edit_post_123", "edit_post", 'patch')
     assert_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
 
@@ -2167,7 +2167,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
     @comment.save
     form_for([@post, @comment]) {}
 
-    expected = whole_form(post_comment_path(@post, @comment), "edit_comment_1", "edit_comment", "put")
+    expected = whole_form(post_comment_path(@post, @comment), "edit_comment_1", "edit_comment", 'patch')
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
 
@@ -2182,7 +2182,7 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
     @comment.save
     form_for([:admin, @post, @comment]) {}
 
-    expected = whole_form(admin_post_comment_path(@post, @comment), "edit_comment_1", "edit_comment", "put")
+    expected = whole_form(admin_post_comment_path(@post, @comment), "edit_comment_1", "edit_comment", 'patch')
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
 
@@ -2196,17 +2196,14 @@ class FormHelperTest < ActionView::TestCase
   def test_form_for_with_existing_object_and_custom_url
     form_for(@post, :url => "/super_posts") do |f| end
 
-    expected = whole_form("/super_posts", "edit_post_123", "edit_post", "put")
+    expected = whole_form("/super_posts", "edit_post_123", "edit_post", 'patch')
     assert_equal expected, output_buffer
   end
 
   def test_form_for_with_default_method_as_patch
-    ActionView::Base.default_method_for_update = :patch
     form_for(@post) {}
     expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "edit_post_123", "edit_post", "patch")
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
-  ensure
-    ActionView::Base.default_method_for_update = :put
   end
 
   def test_fields_for_returns_block_result
diff --git a/railties/CHANGELOG.md b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
index e7978dc1bd..a5f32d1a2c 100644
--- a/railties/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/railties/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,10 +1,5 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
-* New configuration option `config.default_method_for_update` tells Rails which
-  HTTP verb to use for update actions. Values can be `:patch` and `:put`.
-  Default is `:put` for backwards compatibility, but you are encouraged to
-  use `:patch` for proper HTTP semantics with partial updates.
-
 *   Allow to set class that will be used to run as a console, other than IRB, with `Rails.application.config.console=`. It's best to add it to `console` block. *Piotr Sarnacki*
 
     Example:
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile b/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile
index 3f360e5022..068caf3505 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/configuring.textile
@@ -76,8 +76,6 @@ NOTE. The +config.asset_path+ configuration is ignored if the asset pipeline is
 
 * +config.consider_all_requests_local+ is a flag. If true then any error will cause detailed debugging information to be dumped in the HTTP response, and the +Rails::Info+ controller will show the application runtime context in +/rails/info/properties+. True by default in development and test environments, and false in production mode. For finer-grained control, set this to false and implement +local_request?+ in controllers to specify which requests should provide debugging information on errors.
 
-* +config.default_method_for_update+ tells Rails which HTTP method to use for update actions by default. Set this to +:patch+ for proper HTTP update semantics. The default is +:put+ for backwards compatibility.
-
 * +config.dependency_loading+ is a flag that allows you to disable constant autoloading setting it to false. It only has effect if +config.cache_classes+ is true, which it is by default in production mode. This flag is set to false by +config.threadsafe!+.
 
 * +config.eager_load_paths+ accepts an array of paths from which Rails will eager load on boot if cache classes is enabled. Defaults to every folder in the +app+ directory of the application.
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile b/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
index 31201db844..a696e4f8ae 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ form_for(@article)
 
 ## Editing an existing article
 # long-style:
-form_for(@article, :url => article_path(@article), :html => { :method => "put" })
+form_for(@article, :url => article_path(@article), :html => { :method => "patch" })
 # short-style:
 form_for(@article)
 </ruby>
@@ -303,11 +303,6 @@ Rails will also automatically set the +class+ and +id+ of the form appropriately
 
 WARNING: When you're using STI (single-table inheritance) with your models, you can't rely on record identification on a subclass if only their parent class is declared a resource. You will have to specify the model name, +:url+, and +:method+ explicitly.
 
-NOTE: Rails can use the +PATCH+ method instead of +PUT+ for update forms if you set the following option in your +config/application.rb+:
-<ruby>
-config.default_method_for_update = :patch
-</ruby>
-
 h5. Dealing with Namespaces
 
 If you have created namespaced routes, +form_for+ has a nifty shorthand for that too. If your application has an admin namespace then
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/routing.textile b/railties/guides/source/routing.textile
index 6f1677e85a..9a31d54e0f 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/routing.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/routing.textile
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ creates seven different routes in your application, all mapping to the +Photos+
 |PUT/PATCH    |/photos/:id       |update   |update a specific photo                      |
 |DELETE       |/photos/:id       |destroy  |delete a specific photo                      |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+. Rails routes are matched in the order they are specified, so if you have a +resources :photos+ above a +get 'photos/poll'+ the +show+ action's route for the +resources+ line will be matched before the +get+ line. To fix this, move the +get+ line *above* the +resources+ line so that it is matched first.
+NOTE: Rails routes are matched in the order they are specified, so if you have a +resources :photos+ above a +get 'photos/poll'+ the +show+ action's route for the +resources+ line will be matched before the +get+ line. To fix this, move the +get+ line *above* the +resources+ line so that it is matched first.
 
 h4. Paths and URLs
 
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ creates six different routes in your application, all mapping to the +Geocoders+
 |PUT/PATCH   |/geocoder      |update   |update the one and only geocoder resource     |
 |DELETE      |/geocoder      |destroy  |delete the geocoder resource                  |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+. Because you might want to use the same controller for a singular route (+/account+) and a plural route (+/accounts/45+), singular resources map to plural controllers.
+NOTE: Because you might want to use the same controller for a singular route (+/account+) and a plural route (+/accounts/45+), singular resources map to plural controllers.
 
 A singular resourceful route generates these helpers:
 
@@ -171,8 +171,6 @@ This will create a number of routes for each of the +posts+ and +comments+ contr
 |PUT/PATCH   |/admin/posts/:id      |update   | admin_post_path(:id)      |
 |DELETE      |/admin/posts/:id      |destroy  | admin_post_path(:id)      |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+.
-
 If you want to route +/posts+ (without the prefix +/admin+) to +Admin::PostsController+, you could use
 
 <ruby>
@@ -212,8 +210,6 @@ In each of these cases, the named routes remain the same as if you did not use +
 |PUT/PATCH   |/admin/posts/:id     |update   | post_path(:id)     |
 |DELETE      |/admin/posts/:id     |destroy  | post_path(:id)     |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+.
-
 h4. Nested Resources
 
 It's common to have resources that are logically children of other resources. For example, suppose your application includes these models:
@@ -247,8 +243,6 @@ In addition to the routes for magazines, this declaration will also route ads to
 |PUT/PATCH   |/magazines/:id/ads/:id      |update   |update a specific ad belonging to a specific magazine                      |
 |DELETE      |/magazines/:id/ads/:id      |destroy  |delete a specific ad belonging to a specific magazine                      |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+.
-
 This will also create routing helpers such as +magazine_ads_url+ and +edit_magazine_ad_path+. These helpers take an instance of Magazine as the first parameter (+magazine_ads_url(@magazine)+).
 
 h5. Limits to Nesting
@@ -693,8 +687,6 @@ will recognize incoming paths beginning with +/photos+ and route the requests to
 |PUT/PATCH  |/photos/:id       |update   | image_path(:id)      |
 |DELETE     |/photos/:id       |destroy  | image_path(:id)      |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+.
-
 h4. Overriding the +new+ and +edit+ Segments
 
 The +:path_names+ option lets you override the automatically-generated "new" and "edit" segments in paths:
@@ -799,8 +791,6 @@ Rails now creates routes to the +CategoriesController+.
 |PUT/PATCH  |/kategorien/:id            |update   | category_path(:id)      |
 |DELETE     |/kategorien/:id            |destroy  | category_path(:id)      |
 
-NOTE: The HTTP Verb for the +update+ action defaults to +PUT+ for backwards compatibility. Set +config.default_method_for_update+ to +:patch+ to use +PATCH+.
-
 h4. Overriding the Singular Form
 
 If you want to define the singular form of a resource, you should add additional rules to the +Inflector+.
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application/configuration.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application/configuration.rb
index 2d1399894a..1e424d9b4a 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application/configuration.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application/configuration.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ module Rails
                     :force_ssl, :helpers_paths, :logger, :log_tags, :preload_frameworks,
                     :railties_order, :relative_url_root, :secret_token,
                     :serve_static_assets, :ssl_options, :static_cache_control, :session_options,
-                    :time_zone, :reload_classes_only_on_change, :default_method_for_update
+                    :time_zone, :reload_classes_only_on_change
 
       attr_writer :log_level
       attr_reader :encoding
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ module Rails
         @reload_classes_only_on_change = true
         @file_watcher                  = ActiveSupport::FileUpdateChecker
         @exceptions_app                = nil
-        @default_method_for_update     = :put
         @autoflush_log                 = true
 
         @assets = ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
index c970c2cf44..acf47a03e5 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ module <%= app_const_base %>
     # Activate observers that should always be running.
     # config.active_record.observers = :cacher, :garbage_collector, :forum_observer
 
-    # Use PATCH as default method for update actions
-    # config.default_method_for_update = :patch
-
     # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
     # Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names. Default is UTC.
     # config.time_zone = 'Central Time (US & Canada)'
diff --git a/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb b/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
index bf44a8b10b..56bd2b0b4b 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
@@ -268,7 +268,6 @@ module ApplicationTests
       RUBY
 
       add_to_config <<-RUBY
-        config.default_method_for_update = :patch
         routes.prepend do
           resources :posts
         end
@@ -276,9 +275,6 @@ module ApplicationTests
 
       require "#{app_path}/config/environment"
 
-      assert_equal ActionView::Base.default_method_for_update, :patch
-      assert_equal ActionDispatch::Routing::Mapper.default_method_for_update, :patch
-
       get "/posts/1"
       assert_match /patch/, last_response.body
 
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
index 55c7ce1047..a3c24c392b 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
@@ -325,11 +325,6 @@ class AppGeneratorTest < Rails::Generators::TestCase
     assert_file "config/application.rb", /#\s+require\s+["']active_record\/railtie["']/
   end
 
-  def test_default_method_for_update_is_not_patch
-    run_generator [destination_root, "--skip-test-unit", "--skip-active-record"]
-    assert_file "config/application.rb", /#\s+config\.default_method_for_update\s+=\s+:patch/
-  end
-
   def test_new_hash_style
     run_generator [destination_root]
     assert_file "config/initializers/session_store.rb" do |file|