1 files changed, 0 insertions, 27 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/extending.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/extending.rb
index bbf6f8563b..0cc74c8298 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/extending.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/extending.rb
@@ -50,31 +50,4 @@ class Object
   def extend_with_included_modules_from(object) #:nodoc:
     object.extended_by.each { |mod| extend mod }
   end
-
-  unless defined? instance_exec # 1.9
-    module InstanceExecMethods #:nodoc:
-    end
-    include InstanceExecMethods
-
-    # Evaluate the block with the given arguments within the context of
-    # this object, so self is set to the method receiver.
-    #
-    # From Mauricio's http://eigenclass.org/hiki/bounded+space+instance_exec
-    def instance_exec(*args, &block)
-      begin
-        old_critical, Thread.critical = Thread.critical, true
-        n = 0
-        n += 1 while respond_to?(method_name = "__instance_exec#{n}")
-        InstanceExecMethods.module_eval { define_method(method_name, &block) }
-      ensure
-        Thread.critical = old_critical
-      end
-
-      begin
-        send(method_name, *args)
-      ensure
-        InstanceExecMethods.module_eval { remove_method(method_name) } rescue nil
-      end
-    end
-  end
 end