1 files changed, 0 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb b/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
index f6bdf129d6..35a815a34f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/commands/console.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@ module Rails
           opt.on("-e", "--environment=name", String,
                   "Specifies the environment to run this console under (test/development/production).",
                   "Default: development") { |v| options[:environment] = v.strip }
-          opt.on("--debugger", 'Enable the debugger.') { |v| options[:debugger] = v }
           opt.parse!(arguments)
         end
 
@@ -69,12 +68,7 @@ module Rails
       Rails.env = environment
     end
 
-    def debugger?
-      options[:debugger]
-    end
-
     def start
-      require_debugger if debugger?
       set_environment! if environment?
 
       if sandbox?
@@ -89,13 +83,5 @@ module Rails
       end
       console.start
     end
-
-    def require_debugger
-      require 'debugger'
-      puts "=> Debugger enabled"
-    rescue LoadError
-      puts "You're missing the 'debugger' gem. Add it to your Gemfile, bundle it and try again."
-      exit(1)
-    end
   end
 end