diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb
index 7ea8f5be5e16b5995ef885afb02130aca722684e..6c3b73843c62a025f5ef4d45c4046c804d9e28f9 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/routing.rb
@@ -237,7 +237,8 @@ def route(*args)
       alias :connect :route
       
       def reload
-        begin require_dependency(ROUTE_FILE) 
+        begin
+          require_dependency(ROUTE_FILE) if Object.method_defined?(:require_dependency)
         rescue LoadError, ScriptError => e
           raise RoutingError, "Cannot load config/routes.rb:\n    #{e.message}"
         ensure # Ensure that there is at least one route:
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/routing_tests.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/routing_tests.rb
index 5a8df3a3f43ed704adb82080c206c7b8ccfa056b..821e66af70ab9a3f8bceabe9ad0724532f92ff7a 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/routing_tests.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/routing_tests.rb
@@ -403,6 +403,13 @@ def test_action_dropped_when_controller_changes
     @set.connect ':action/:controller'
     verify_generate('index/resource', options)
   end
+
+  def test_action_dropped_when_controller_given
+    @request.path_parameters = {:controller => 'content', :action => 'list'}
+    options = {:controller => 'content'}
+    @set.connect ':action/:controller'
+    verify_generate('index/content', options)
+  end
 end
 
 #require '../assertions/action_pack_assertions.rb'