method_defined?, define_method and send accepts a string as argument

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb
index f46fa3a5e2..9a89b0db9c 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/attribute_methods.rb
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ module ActiveModel
       def define_attr_method(name, value=nil, &block)
         sing = singleton_class
         sing.class_eval <<-eorb, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-          if method_defined?(:'original_#{name}')
+          if method_defined?('original_#{name}')
             undef :'original_#{name}'
           end
           alias_method :'original_#{name}', :'#{name}'
@@ -230,8 +230,8 @@ module ActiveModel
       def alias_attribute(new_name, old_name)
         attribute_method_matchers.each do |matcher|
           module_eval <<-STR, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-            define_method(:'#{matcher.method_name(new_name)}') do |*args|
-              send(:'#{matcher.method_name(old_name)}', *args)
+            define_method('#{matcher.method_name(new_name)}') do |*args|
+              send('#{matcher.method_name(old_name)}', *args)
             end
           STR
         end
@@ -274,11 +274,11 @@ module ActiveModel
                 method_name = matcher.method_name(attr_name)
 
                 generated_attribute_methods.module_eval <<-STR, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
-                  if method_defined?(:'#{method_name}')
+                  if method_defined?('#{method_name}')
                     undef :'#{method_name}'
                   end
-                  define_method(:'#{method_name}') do |*args|
-                    send(:'#{matcher.method_missing_target}', '#{attr_name}', *args)
+                  define_method('#{method_name}') do |*args|
+                    send('#{matcher.method_missing_target}', '#{attr_name}', *args)
                   end
                 STR
               end