2 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal.rb
index 6dd213b2f7..993f8e150d 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)
@@ -236,9 +237,5 @@ module ActionController
         lambda { |env| new.dispatch(name, klass.new(env)) }
       end
     end
-
-    def _status_code #:nodoc:
-      @_status
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
index 57e60222cd..0d93e2f7aa 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/head.rb
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ module ActionController
 
       self.response_body = ""
 
-      if include_content?(self._status_code)
+      if include_content?(self.response_code)
         self.content_type = content_type || (Mime[formats.first] if formats)
         self.response.charset = false if self.response
       else