diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
index 5419b46f19cd49fcc62762e0ec7cff83b4ac18f7..88f10727c5e62e4ff0b8ab009737156fc3246100 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/application.rb
@@ -273,7 +273,9 @@ def call(env)
     # For each framework, search for instrument file with Notifications hooks.
     #
     initializer :load_notifications_hooks do
-      config.frameworks.each do |framework|
+      frameworks = [ :active_record, :action_controller, :action_view,
+        :action_mailer, :active_resource ]
+      frameworks.each do |framework|
         begin
           require "#{framework}/notifications"
         rescue LoadError => e
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb b/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
index 086f67a41986a1cf06840262558c6048352d4ab2..12bf076f61d9d565cf6e6afc767d325132d503d8 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ class Configuration < Plugin::Configuration
 
     attr_writer :cache_store, :controller_paths,
                 :database_configuration_file, :eager_load_paths,
-                :frameworks, :framework_root_path, :i18n, :load_paths,
+                :i18n, :load_paths,
                 :log_level, :log_path, :paths, :routes_configuration_file,
                 :view_path
 
@@ -134,21 +134,6 @@ def threadsafe!
       self
     end
 
-    def framework_paths
-      paths = %w(railties railties/lib activesupport/lib)
-      paths << 'actionpack/lib' if frameworks.include?(:action_controller) || frameworks.include?(:action_view)
-
-      [:active_record, :action_mailer, :active_resource, :action_web_service].each do |framework|
-        paths << "#{framework.to_s.gsub('_', '')}/lib" if frameworks.include?(framework)
-      end
-
-      paths.map { |dir| "#{framework_root_path}/#{dir}" }.select { |dir| File.directory?(dir) }
-    end
-
-    def framework_root_path
-      defined?(::RAILS_FRAMEWORK_ROOT) ? ::RAILS_FRAMEWORK_ROOT : "#{root}/vendor/rails"
-    end
-
     # Loads and returns the contents of the #database_configuration_file. The
     # contents of the file are processed via ERB before being sent through
     # YAML::load.
@@ -239,10 +224,6 @@ def log_level
       @log_level ||= RAILS_ENV == 'production' ? :info : :debug
     end
 
-    def frameworks
-      @frameworks ||= [ :active_record, :action_controller, :action_view, :action_mailer, :active_resource ]
-    end
-
     def i18n
       @i18n ||= begin
         i18n = ActiveSupport::OrderedOptions.new
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
index 15dc553e53d756566cc52395a7fd38c53b8acfe1..ec0729db044b4ed53bf7abd0dc258b714639ef15 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/application.rb
@@ -13,16 +13,8 @@ class Application < Rails::Application
     # :all can be used as a placeholder for all plugins not explicitly named
     # config.plugins = [ :exception_notification, :ssl_requirement, :all ]
 
-    # Skip frameworks you're not going to use. To use Rails without a database,
-    # you must remove the Active Record framework.
-<% if options[:skip_activerecord] -%>
-    config.frameworks -= [ :active_record ]
-<% else -%>
-    # config.frameworks -= [ :active_record, :active_resource, :action_mailer ]
-
     # Activate observers that should always be running
     # config.active_record.observers = :cacher, :garbage_collector, :forum_observer
-<% end -%>
 
     # Set Time.zone default to the specified zone and make Active Record auto-convert to this zone.
     # Run "rake -D time" for a list of tasks for finding time zone names.
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/boot.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/boot.rb
index 5aa49ca5e64a5fad27b1216375d447d04ef96ef3..221421855c2b89c06500648f9d80f0cafa60aa4d 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/boot.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/config/boot.rb
@@ -14,3 +14,12 @@
 end
 
 require 'rails'
+# To skip frameworks you're not going to use, remove require "rails" and
+# list the frameworks that you are going to use.
+#
+# require "active_model/rails"
+# require "active_record/rails"
+# require "action_controller/rails"
+# require "action_view/rails"
+# require "action_mailer/rails"
+# require "active_resource/rails"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb b/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
index ece41f9de813452219ac8a286005692b0f97e907..a7df1e09ab2f06ec26ae5b6674a427a0a1ba1104 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/configuration_test.rb
@@ -75,10 +75,11 @@ def setup
     test "the application can be marked as threadsafe when there are no frameworks" do
       FileUtils.rm_rf("#{app_path}/config/environments")
       add_to_config <<-RUBY
-        config.frameworks = []
         config.threadsafe!
       RUBY
 
+      use_frameworks []
+
       assert_nothing_raised do
         require "#{app_path}/config/application"
       end
diff --git a/railties/test/application/initializer_test.rb b/railties/test/application/initializer_test.rb
index 42fc416faa1cf549a542f785ea58df89f3365098..e03f9ffb007d3aea7ef7b06b8527b77e5bd7265f 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/initializer_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/initializer_test.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ class InitializerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     def setup
       build_app
       boot_rails
-      require "rails"
     end
 
     test "initializing an application adds the application paths to the load path" do
@@ -51,8 +50,9 @@ module Zoo::ReptileHouse ; end
       assert_nothing_raised NameError do
         add_to_config <<-RUBY
           config.root = "#{app_path}"
-          config.frameworks = []
         RUBY
+
+        use_frameworks []
         require "#{app_path}/config/environment"
       end
     end
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
index 567555fdc5316284293041ae993e64b2aeeba4a9..2cba42551e501dce10daad386970ad37b6e9a62d 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/app_generator_test.rb
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ def test_config_database_is_not_added_if_skip_activerecord_is_given
     assert_no_file "config/database.yml"
   end
 
-  def test_activerecord_is_removed_from_frameworks_if_skip_activerecord_is_given
-    run_generator ["--skip-activerecord"]
-    assert_file "config/application.rb", /config\.frameworks \-= \[ :active_record \]/
-  end
+  # TODO: Bring this back using requires
+  # def test_activerecord_is_removed_from_frameworks_if_skip_activerecord_is_given
+  #   run_generator ["--skip-activerecord"]
+  #   assert_file "config/application.rb", /config\.frameworks \-= \[ :active_record \]/
+  # end
 
   def test_prototype_and_test_unit_are_added_by_default
     run_generator
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb b/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb
index 3bbf9617a0b060045c30828fe61de019828dd8f3..73d1b1a125702a008ca68d741d9d6d6ca7bc365b 100644
--- a/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/initializer/path_test.rb
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ class PathTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     def setup
       build_app
       boot_rails
-      require "rails"
       add_to_config <<-RUBY
         config.root = "#{app_path}"
-        config.frameworks = [:action_controller, :action_view, :action_mailer, :active_record]
         config.after_initialize do
           ActionController::Base.session_store = nil
         end
       RUBY
+      use_frameworks [:action_controller, :action_view, :action_mailer, :active_record]
+      require "rails"
       require "#{app_path}/config/environment"
       @paths = Rails.application.config.paths
     end