2 files changed, 9 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb
index 2e324d4637..2a9210deb9 100644
--- a/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/lib/action_mailer.rb
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #++
 
-unless defined?(ActionController)
-  begin
-    $:.unshift "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../actionpack/lib"
+begin
+  require 'action_controller'
+rescue LoadError
+  actionpack_path = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../actionpack/lib"
+  if File.directory?(actionpack_path)
+    $:.unshift actionpack_path
     require 'action_controller'
-  rescue LoadError
-    require 'rubygems'
-    gem 'actionpack', '>= 1.12.5'
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/actionmailer/test/mail_render_test.rb b/actionmailer/test/mail_render_test.rb
index fbcd1887e4..45811612eb 100644
--- a/actionmailer/test/mail_render_test.rb
+++ b/actionmailer/test/mail_render_test.rb
@@ -20,13 +20,13 @@ class RenderMailer < ActionMailer::Base
     subject    "rendering rxml template"
     from       "tester@example.com"
   end
-  
+
   def included_subtemplate(recipient)
     recipients recipient
     subject    "Including another template in the one being rendered"
     from       "tester@example.com"
   end
-  
+
   def included_old_subtemplate(recipient)
     recipients recipient
     subject    "Including another template in the one being rendered"
@@ -83,17 +83,11 @@ class RenderHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     mail = RenderMailer.deliver_rxml_template(@recipient)
     assert_equal "<?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\"?>\n<test/>", mail.body.strip
   end
-  
+
   def test_included_subtemplate
     mail = RenderMailer.deliver_included_subtemplate(@recipient)
     assert_equal "Hey Ho, let's go!", mail.body.strip
   end
-  
-  def test_deprecated_old_subtemplate
-    assert_raises ActionView::ActionViewError do
-      RenderMailer.deliver_included_old_subtemplate(@recipient)
-    end
-  end
 end
 
 class FirstSecondHelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase