1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
index 3c4a339d50..e58071d4af 100755..100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
@@ -21,16 +21,13 @@
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #++
 
-$:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__)) unless
-  $:.include?(File.dirname(__FILE__)) || $:.include?(File.expand_path(File.dirname(__FILE__)))
-
-unless defined?(ActiveSupport)
-  begin
-    $:.unshift "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../activesupport/lib"
+begin
+  require 'active_support'
+rescue LoadError
+  activesupport_path = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../activesupport/lib"
+  if File.directory?(activesupport_path)
+    $:.unshift activesupport_path
     require 'active_support'
-  rescue LoadError
-    require 'rubygems'
-    gem 'activesupport'
   end
 end