4 files changed, 6 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/Rakefile b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/Rakefile
index 0e4c712acb..b28a842731 100755
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/Rakefile
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/plugin_new/templates/Rakefile
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ end
 begin
   require 'rdoc/task'
 rescue LoadError
+  require 'rdoc/rdoc'
   require 'rake/rdoctask'
+  RDoc::Task = Rake::RDocTask
 end
 
 RDoc::Task.new(:rdoc) do |rdoc|
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake
index 59305322b7..79255d1f56 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/tasks/documentation.rake
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 begin
   require 'rdoc/task'
 rescue LoadError
+  require 'rdoc/rdoc'
   require 'rake/rdoctask'
+  RDoc::Task = Rake::RDocTask
 end
 
 # Monkey-patch to remove redoc'ing and clobber descriptions to cut down on rake -T noise
diff --git a/railties/test/railties/railtie_test.rb b/railties/test/railties/railtie_test.rb
index 4b94942e1f..18fdf59fe3 100644
--- a/railties/test/railties/railtie_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/railties/railtie_test.rb
@@ -97,12 +97,7 @@ module RailtiesTest
       assert !$ran_block
       require 'rake'
       require 'rake/testtask'
-      begin
-        require 'rdoc/task'
-      rescue LoadError
-        require 'rake/rdoctask'
-      end
-
+      require 'rdoc/task'
 
       AppTemplate::Application.load_tasks
       assert $ran_block
diff --git a/railties/test/railties/shared_tests.rb b/railties/test/railties/shared_tests.rb
index fdeddcf659..659551d08a 100644
--- a/railties/test/railties/shared_tests.rb
+++ b/railties/test/railties/shared_tests.rb
@@ -237,11 +237,7 @@ module RailtiesTest
 
       boot_rails
       require 'rake'
-      begin
-        require 'rdoc/task'
-      rescue LoadError
-        require 'rake/rdoctask'
-      end
+      require 'rdoc/task'
       require 'rake/testtask'
       Rails.application.load_tasks
       Rake::Task[:foo].invoke