1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
index 96fc4fa414..56f999f2f5 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/url_helper.rb
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ module ActionView
 
         method_tag = ''
         if (method = html_options.delete('method')) && %w{put delete}.include?(method.to_s)
-          method_tag = tag('input', :type => 'hidden', :name => '_method', :value => method.to_s)
+          method_tag = method_tag(method)
         end
 
         form_method = method.to_s == 'get' ? 'get' : 'post'
@@ -676,6 +676,10 @@ module ActionView
             tag(:input, :type => "hidden", :name => request_forgery_protection_token.to_s, :value => token)
           end
         end
+
+        def method_tag(method)
+          tag('input', :type => 'hidden', :name => '_method', :value => method.to_s)
+        end
     end
   end
 end