1 files changed, 12 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
index d5c51ca417..97e20bdaf4 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
@@ -549,10 +549,21 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
       end
       alias :get :[]
 
+      class Getter # :nodoc:
+        def initialize(name)
+          @name = name
+        end
+
+        def get
+          Reference.get @name
+        end
+      end
+
       def new(name)
         self[name] = name
-        self
+        Getter.new(name)
       end
+      deprecate :new
 
       def clear!
         @store.clear