2 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 1f4798b2a0..fda7c15174 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ require 'action_controller/support/class_attribute_accessors'
 require 'action_controller/support/class_inheritable_attributes'
 require 'action_controller/support/inflector'
 
+unless Object.respond_to?(:require_dependency)
+  Object.send(:define_method, :require_dependency) { |file_name| ActionController::Base.require_dependency(file_name) }
+end
+
 module ActionController #:nodoc:
   class ActionControllerError < StandardError #:nodoc:
   end
@@ -259,8 +263,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       def require_dependency(file_name)
         reload_dependencies ? silence_warnings { load("#{file_name}.rb") } : require(file_name)
       end
-
-      Object.send(:define_method, :require_dependency) { |file_name| ActiveRecord::Base.require_dependency(file_name) }
     end
 
     public
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 6d3b07a435..3908ea8e4e 100755
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ require 'active_record/support/class_inheritable_attributes'
 require 'active_record/support/inflector'
 require 'yaml'
 
+unless Object.respond_to?(:require_association)
+  Object.send(:define_method, :require_association) { |file_name| ActiveRecord::Base.require_association(file_name) }
+end
+
 module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
   class ActiveRecordError < StandardError #:nodoc:
   end
@@ -553,9 +557,7 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
         end
       end
       
-      Object.send(:define_method, :require_association) { |file_name| ActiveRecord::Base.require_association(file_name) }
-      
-      # Resets the list of dependencies loaded (typically to be called by the end of a request), so when require_or_load is
+      # Resets the list of dependencies loaded (typically to be called by the end of a request), so when require_association is
       # called for that dependency it'll be loaded anew.
       def reset_associations_loaded
         associations_loaded = []