2 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/coders/yaml_column.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/coders/yaml_column.rb
index f6cdc67b4d..8d22942a06 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/coders/yaml_column.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/coders/yaml_column.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ require 'yaml'
 module ActiveRecord
   module Coders # :nodoc:
     class YAMLColumn # :nodoc:
-      RESCUE_ERRORS = [ ArgumentError, Psych::SyntaxError ]
 
       attr_accessor :object_class
 
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           obj ||= object_class.new if object_class != Object
 
           obj
-        rescue *RESCUE_ERRORS
+        rescue ArgumentError, Psych::SyntaxError
           yaml
         end
       end
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixture_set/file.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixture_set/file.rb
index 11b53275e1..fbd7a4d891 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixture_set/file.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/fixture_set/file.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         rows.each(&block)
       end
 
-      RESCUE_ERRORS = [ ArgumentError, Psych::SyntaxError ] # :nodoc:
 
       private
         def rows
@@ -32,7 +31,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
           begin
             data = YAML.load(render(IO.read(@file)))
-          rescue *RESCUE_ERRORS => error
+          rescue ArgumentError, Psych::SyntaxError => error
             raise Fixture::FormatError, "a YAML error occurred parsing #{@file}. Please note that YAML must be consistently indented using spaces. Tabs are not allowed. Please have a look at http://www.yaml.org/faq.html\nThe exact error was:\n  #{error.class}: #{error}", error.backtrace
           end
           @rows = data ? validate(data).to_a : []