1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
index 097019144c..30eae41f60 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_case.rb
@@ -679,10 +679,6 @@ module ActionController
         klass.new
       end
 
-      def document_root_element
-        html_document
-      end
-
       included do
         include ActionController::TemplateAssertions
         include ActionDispatch::Assertions
@@ -692,6 +688,10 @@ module ActionController
 
       private
 
+      def document_root_element
+        html_document.root
+      end
+
       def check_required_ivars
         # Sanity check for required instance variables so we can give an
         # understandable error message.