1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/instance_variables.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/instance_variables.rb
index eda9694614..66caf9bec8 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/instance_variables.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/object/instance_variables.rb
@@ -23,11 +23,7 @@ class Object
   #   end
   #
   #   C.new(0, 1).instance_variable_names # => ["@y", "@x"]
-  if RUBY_VERSION >= '1.9'
-    def instance_variable_names
-      instance_variables.map { |var| var.to_s }
-    end
-  else
-    alias_method :instance_variable_names, :instance_variables
+  def instance_variable_names
+    instance_variables.map { |var| var.to_s }
   end
 end