1 files changed, 7 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
index 6dd213b2f7..ae111e4951 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
@@ -173,6 +173,7 @@ module ActionController
     def status
       @_status
     end
+    alias :response_code :status # :nodoc:
 
     def status=(status)
       @_status = Rack::Utils.status_code(status)
@@ -189,11 +190,15 @@ module ActionController
     end
 
     def dispatch(name, request) #:nodoc:
+      set_request!(request)
+      process(name)
+      to_a
+    end
+
+    def set_request!(request) #:nodoc:
       @_request = request
       @_env = request.env
       @_env['action_controller.instance'] = self
-      process(name)
-      to_a
     end
 
     def to_a #:nodoc:
@@ -236,9 +241,5 @@ module ActionController
         lambda { |env| new.dispatch(name, klass.new(env)) }
       end
     end
-
-    def _status_code #:nodoc:
-      @_status
-    end
   end
 end