1 files changed, 0 insertions, 19 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb
index 14fb0147b6..e1ede3d42a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,8 @@
-unless Object.respond_to?(:require_dependency)
-  Object.send(:define_method, :require_dependency) { |file_name| ActionController::Base.require_dependency(file_name) }
-end
-
 module ActionController #:nodoc:
   module Dependencies #:nodoc:
     def self.append_features(base)
       super
-
-      base.class_eval do
-        # When turned on (which is default), all dependencies are included using "load". This mean that any change is instant in cached
-        # environments like mod_ruby or FastCGI. When set to false, "require" is used, which is faster but requires server restart to
-        # be effective.
-        @@reload_dependencies = true
-        cattr_accessor :reload_dependencies
-      end
-
       base.class_eval { class << self; alias_method :inherited_without_model, :inherited; end }
-
       base.extend(ClassMethods)
     end
 
@@ -41,11 +27,6 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
     #     # helper :post (already required)
     #   end
     module ClassMethods
-      # Loads the <tt>file_name</tt> if reload_dependencies is true or requires if it's false.
-      def require_dependency(file_name)
-        reload_dependencies ? silence_warnings { load("#{file_name}.rb") } : require(file_name)
-      end
-      
       # Specifies a variable number of models that this controller depends on. Models are normally Active Record classes or a similar
       # backend for modelling entity classes.
       def model(*models)