1 files changed, 6 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/encoding.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/encoding.rb
index d4781bfe0c..dc635ed6a5 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/encoding.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/core_ext/string/encoding.rb
@@ -1,11 +1,8 @@
+require 'active_support/deprecation'
+
 class String
-  if defined?(Encoding) && "".respond_to?(:encode)
-    def encoding_aware?
-      true
-    end
-  else
-    def encoding_aware?
-      false
-    end
+  def encoding_aware?
+    ActiveSupport::Deprecation.warn 'String#encoding_aware? is deprecated', caller
+    true
   end
-end
-\ No newline at end of file
+end