1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
index 3c28173462..dab10a6b37 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/prototype_helper.rb
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ module ActionView
           # Returns an object whose <tt>#to_json</tt> evaluates to +code+. Use this to pass a literal JavaScript 
           # expression as an argument to another JavaScriptGenerator method.
           def literal(code)
-            JavaScriptLiteral.new(code)
+            ActiveSupport::JSON::Variable.new(code.to_s)
           end
           
           # Returns a collection reference by finding it through a CSS +pattern+ in the DOM. This collection can then be
@@ -688,13 +688,6 @@ module ActionView
       end
     end
 
-    # Bypasses string escaping so you can pass around raw JavaScript
-    class JavaScriptLiteral < String #:nodoc:
-      def to_json
-        to_s
-      end
-    end
-
     # Converts chained method calls on DOM proxy elements into JavaScript chains 
     class JavaScriptProxy < Builder::BlankSlate #:nodoc:
       def initialize(generator, root = nil)