3 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
index c66bcf2cc9..196f655de3 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/cookies.rb
@@ -117,7 +117,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
         @delete_cookies = {}
         @host = host
         @secure = secure
-        @closed = false
         @cookies = {}
       end
 
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb
index 54f2669f43..fd0ce62a3b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/flash.rb
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ module ActionDispatch
 
       def initialize #:nodoc:
         @discard = Set.new
-        @closed  = false
         @flashes = {}
         @now     = nil
       end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
index 76ffb0657b..6ed265a516 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/date_helper.rb
@@ -1011,6 +1011,8 @@ module ActionView
 
         # Returns the separator for a given datetime component.
         def separator(type)
+          return "" if @options[:use_hidden]
+
           case type
             when :year, :month, :day
               @options[:"discard_#{type}"] ? "" : @options[:date_separator]