3 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
index 22eb7dc0a3..1f4798b2a0 100755
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/base.rb
@@ -256,9 +256,11 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
       end
 
       # Loads the <tt>file_name</tt> if reload_dependencies is true or requires if it's false.
-      def require_or_load(file_name)
+      def require_dependency(file_name)
         reload_dependencies ? silence_warnings { load("#{file_name}.rb") } : require(file_name)
       end
+
+      Object.send(:define_method, :require_dependency) { |file_name| ActiveRecord::Base.require_dependency(file_name) }
     end
 
     public
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb
index 6f092500d1..f087354c63 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dependencies.rb
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
         def require_dependencies(layer, dependencies)
           dependencies.flatten.each do |dependency|
             begin
-              require_or_load(dependency.to_s)
+              require_dependency(dependency.to_s)
             rescue LoadError
               raise LoadError, "Missing #{layer} #{dependency}.rb"
             end
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/helpers.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/helpers.rb
index 9c88582288..3def790cc6 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/helpers.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/helpers.rb
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ module ActionController #:nodoc:
             file_name  = Inflector.underscore(arg.to_s.downcase) + '_helper'
             class_name = Inflector.camelize(file_name)
             begin
-              require_or_load(file_name)
+              require_dependency(file_name)
             rescue LoadError
               raise LoadError, "Missing helper file helpers/#{file_name}.rb"
             end