diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb
index c7b9c41f46bc3f595a2f71c535e7033604e1c918..4c1a82f413387d07dab4deb39bd96426ffb82365 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/naming.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ def initialize(klass, namespace = nil, name = nil)
       @partial_path = "#{@collection}/#{@element}".freeze
       @param_key = (namespace ? _singularize(@unnamespaced) : @singular).freeze
       @route_key = (namespace ? ActiveSupport::Inflector.pluralize(@param_key) : @plural).freeze
-      @i18n_key = self.underscore.tr('/', '.').to_sym
+      @i18n_key = self.underscore.to_sym
     end
 
     # Transform the model name into a more humane format, using I18n. By default,
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ def human(options={})
                            @klass.respond_to?(:i18n_scope)
 
       defaults = @klass.lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
-        [klass.model_name.i18n_key,
-         klass.model_name.i18n_key.to_s.tr('.', '/').to_sym]
-      end.flatten
+        klass.model_name.i18n_key
+      end
 
       defaults << options[:default] if options[:default]
       defaults << @human
diff --git a/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb b/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb
index c615311692eeb46a7a1fb905a0d057ef032d2331..6d64c81b5fc1916f34be5fda89208741755c9fa4 100644
--- a/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb
+++ b/activemodel/lib/active_model/translation.rb
@@ -44,9 +44,8 @@ def lookup_ancestors
     # Specify +options+ with additional translating options.
     def human_attribute_name(attribute, options = {})
       defaults = lookup_ancestors.map do |klass|
-        [:"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{attribute}",
-         :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key.to_s.tr('.', '/')}.#{attribute}"]
-      end.flatten
+        :"#{self.i18n_scope}.attributes.#{klass.model_name.i18n_key}.#{attribute}"
+      end
 
       defaults << :"attributes.#{attribute}"
       defaults << options.delete(:default) if options[:default]
diff --git a/activemodel/test/cases/translation_test.rb b/activemodel/test/cases/translation_test.rb
index 838956bc989cffe140f16d5db28419b434739b18..1b1d972d5c23605a0b4fafbeb64829ee4a96c392 100644
--- a/activemodel/test/cases/translation_test.rb
+++ b/activemodel/test/cases/translation_test.rb
@@ -76,15 +76,5 @@ def test_human_does_not_modify_options
     Person.model_name.human(options)
     assert_equal({:default => 'person model'}, options)
   end
-  
-  def test_alternate_namespaced_model_attribute_translation
-    I18n.backend.store_translations 'en', :activemodel => {:attributes => {:person => {:gender => {:attribute => 'person gender attribute'}}}}
-    assert_equal 'person gender attribute', Person::Gender.human_attribute_name('attribute')
-  end
-
-  def test_alternate_namespaced_model_translation
-    I18n.backend.store_translations 'en', :activemodel => {:models => {:person => {:gender => 'person gender model'}}}
-    assert_equal 'person gender model', Person::Gender.model_name.human
-  end
 end