1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/output_safety_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/output_safety_helper.rb
index a035dd70ad..2e7e9dc50c 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/output_safety_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/output_safety_helper.rb
@@ -28,11 +28,10 @@ module ActionView #:nodoc:
       #   # => "<p>foo</p><br /><p>bar</p>"
       #
       def safe_join(array, sep=$,)
-        sep ||= "".html_safe
         sep = ERB::Util.html_escape(sep)
 
         array.map { |i| ERB::Util.html_escape(i) }.join(sep).html_safe
       end
     end
   end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end