1 files changed, 2 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/file_watcher.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/file_watcher.rb
index 046a5a0309..81b4b117c1 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/file_watcher.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/file_watcher.rb
@@ -15,21 +15,17 @@ module ActiveSupport
       @regex_matchers = {}
     end
 
-    def watch(path, &block)
-      return watch_regex(path, &block) if path.is_a?(Regexp)
-      raise "Paths must be regular expressions. #{path.inspect} is a #{path.class}"
-    end
-
     def watch_regex(regex, &block)
       @regex_matchers[regex] = block
     end
+    alias :watch :watch_regex
 
     def trigger(files)
       trigger_files = Hash.new { |h,k| h[k] = Hash.new { |h2,k2| h2[k2] = [] } }
 
       files.each do |file, state|
         @regex_matchers.each do |regex, block|
-          trigger_files[block][state] << file if file =~ regex
+          trigger_files[block][state] << file if regex === file
         end
       end