1 files changed, 5 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/per_thread_registry.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/per_thread_registry.rb
index aa682fb36c..a5e7389d16 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/per_thread_registry.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/per_thread_registry.rb
@@ -32,21 +32,19 @@ module ActiveSupport
   #
   # If the class has an initializer, it must accept no arguments.
   module PerThreadRegistry
+    def instance
+      Thread.current[name] ||= new
+    end
+
     protected
 
       def method_missing(name, *args, &block) # :nodoc:
         # Caches the method definition as a singleton method of the receiver.
         define_singleton_method(name) do |*a, &b|
-          per_thread_registry_instance.public_send(name, *a, &b)
+          instance.public_send(name, *a, &b)
         end
 
         send(name, *args, &block)
       end
-
-    private
-
-      def per_thread_registry_instance
-        Thread.current[name] ||= new
-      end
   end
 end