1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb
index 6e864aee5e..3491dec25a 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/date/conversions.rb
@@ -11,11 +11,13 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
           :rfc822       => "%e %b %Y"
         }
 
-        def self.included(klass) #:nodoc:
-          klass.send(:alias_method, :to_default_s, :to_s)
-          klass.send(:alias_method, :to_s, :to_formatted_s)
-          klass.send(:alias_method, :default_inspect, :inspect)
-          klass.send(:alias_method, :inspect, :readable_inspect)          
+        def self.included(base) #:nodoc:
+          base.instance_eval do
+            alias_method :to_default_s, :to_s
+            alias_method :to_s, :to_formatted_s
+            alias_method :default_inspect, :inspect
+            alias_method :inspect, :readable_inspect
+          end
         end
 
         def to_formatted_s(format = :default)