1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index a74550b302..f43e8847ac 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ module Rails
 
     class << self
       private :new
-      alias   :configure :class_eval
+
+      def configure(&block)
+        class_eval(&block)
+      end
 
       def instance
         if self == Rails::Application
@@ -55,10 +58,6 @@ module Rails
       @railties ||= Railties.new(config)
     end
 
-    def metal_loader
-      @metal_loader ||= MetalLoader.new
-    end
-
     def routes_reloader
       @routes_reloader ||= RoutesReloader.new
     end