4 files changed, 3 insertions, 29 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb
index 8cea17c7a6..1377e53ce8 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/request.rb
@@ -119,9 +119,9 @@ module ActionDispatch
     end
 
     # Is this a HEAD request?
-    # Equivalent to <tt>request.method_symbol == :head</tt>.
+    # Equivalent to <tt>request.request_method_symbol == :head</tt>.
     def head?
-      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[method] == :head
+      HTTP_METHOD_LOOKUP[request_method] == :head
     end
 
     # Provides access to the request's HTTP headers, for example:
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index f1906a3ab3..0000000000
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/middleware/head.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-module ActionDispatch
-  class Head
-    def initialize(app)
-      @app = app
-    end
-
-    def call(env)
-      if env["REQUEST_METHOD"] == "HEAD"
-        env["REQUEST_METHOD"] = "GET"
-        env["rack.methodoverride.original_method"] = "HEAD"
-        status, headers, _ = @app.call(env)
-        [status, headers, []]
-      else
-        @app.call(env)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
index 37deb9c98a..8c7f6474e5 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ class ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       middleware.use "ActionDispatch::ParamsParser"
       middleware.use "ActionDispatch::Cookies"
       middleware.use "ActionDispatch::Flash"
-      middleware.use "ActionDispatch::Head"
+      middleware.use "Rack::Head"
       yield(middleware) if block_given?
     end
   end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb b/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
index 54fc1b208d..a434e49dbd 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/dispatch/request_test.rb
@@ -461,14 +461,6 @@ class RequestTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     end
   end
 
-  test "head masquerading as get" do
-    request = stub_request 'REQUEST_METHOD' => 'GET', "rack.methodoverride.original_method" => "HEAD"
-    assert_equal "HEAD", request.method
-    assert_equal "GET",  request.request_method
-    assert request.get?
-    assert request.head?
-  end
-
   test "post masquerading as patch" do
     request = stub_request 'REQUEST_METHOD' => 'PATCH', "rack.methodoverride.original_method" => "POST"
     assert_equal "POST", request.method