2 files changed, 14 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb
index c6a94c5220..648a2da795 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/layouts.rb
@@ -277,8 +277,8 @@ module AbstractController
       end
     end
 
-    def render_to_body(options={})
-      if (options.keys & [:text, :inline, :partial]).empty? || options.key?(:layout)
+    def render_to_body(options)
+      if _include_layout?(options)
         layout = options.key?(:layout) ? options[:layout] : :default
         value = _layout_for_option(layout)
 
@@ -344,6 +344,10 @@ module AbstractController
       layout_name
     end
 
+    def _include_layout?(options)
+      (options.keys & [:text, :inline, :partial]).empty? || options.key?(:layout)
+    end
+
     def _action_has_layout?
       true
     end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb
index 8125badc75..9093e90c97 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/abstract_controller/rendering.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ module AbstractController
     # Mostly abstracts the fact that calling render twice is a DoubleRenderError.
     # Delegates render_to_body and sticks the result in self.response_body.
     def render(*args, &block)
-      options = _normalize_options(*args, &block)
+      options = _normalize_args(*args, &block)
+      _normalize_options(options)
       self.response_body = render_to_body(options)
     end
 
@@ -70,8 +71,8 @@ module AbstractController
     # render_to_body into a String.
     #
     # :api: plugin
-    def render_to_string(*args)
-      options = _normalize_options(*args)
+    def render_to_string(options={})
+      _normalize_options(options)
       AbstractController::Rendering.body_to_s(render_to_body(options))
     end
 
@@ -131,7 +132,7 @@ module AbstractController
 
     # Normalize options, by converting render "foo" to render :template => "prefix/foo"
     # and render "/foo" to render :file => "/foo".
-    def _normalize_options(action=nil, options={})
+    def _normalize_args(action=nil, options={})
       case action
       when Hash
         options, action = action, nil
@@ -151,6 +152,9 @@ module AbstractController
       options
     end
 
+    def _normalize_options(options)
+    end
+
     # Take in a set of options and determine the template to render
     #
     # ==== Options