1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_respond_to_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_respond_to_test.rb
index e0acd30c22..66413a98e4 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/finder_respond_to_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/finder_respond_to_test.rb
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ class FinderRespondToTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   end
 
   def test_should_preserve_normal_respond_to_behaviour_and_respond_to_newly_added_method
-    class << Topic; self; end.send(:define_method, :method_added_for_finder_respond_to_test) { }
+    Topic.singleton_class.define_method(:method_added_for_finder_respond_to_test) { }
     assert_respond_to Topic, :method_added_for_finder_respond_to_test
   ensure
-    class << Topic; self; end.send(:remove_method, :method_added_for_finder_respond_to_test)
+    Topic.singleton_class.remove_method :method_added_for_finder_respond_to_test
   end
 
   def test_should_preserve_normal_respond_to_behaviour_and_respond_to_standard_object_method
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ class FinderRespondToTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
   private
 
     def ensure_topic_method_is_not_cached(method_id)
-      class << Topic; self; end.send(:remove_method, method_id) if Topic.public_methods.include? method_id
+      Topic.singleton_class.remove_method method_id if Topic.public_methods.include? method_id
     end
 end