diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
index 75650606685b94ba5cfc84fd30b398ac46002cd7..c50cb5e927ecf11d59c32a396c7d32281fcde8a6 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 ## Rails 4.0.0 (unreleased) ##
 
+*   Removed default `size` option from the `text_field`, `search_field`, `telephone_field`, `url_field`, `email_field` helpers. *Philip Arndt*
+
+*   Removed default `cols` and `rows` options from the `text_area` helper. *Philip Arndt*
+
 *   Adds support for layouts when rendering a partial with a given collection. *serabe*
 
 *   Allows the route helper `root` to take a string argument. For example, `root 'pages#main'`. *bcardarella*
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
index 7492ef56c6988830e33e3bad4f63e097a036f78d..835111eb9528e37f7fb02d817588818b7744c180 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/form_helper.rb
@@ -45,10 +45,10 @@ module Helpers
     #       <input name="authenticity_token" type="hidden" value="NrOp5bsjoLRuK8IW5+dQEYjKGUJDe7TQoZVvq95Wteg=" />
     #     </div>
     #     <label for="person_first_name">First name</label>:
-    #     <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" size="30" type="text" /><br />
+    #     <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" type="text" /><br />
     #
     #     <label for="person_last_name">Last name</label>:
-    #     <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" size="30" type="text" /><br />
+    #     <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" type="text" /><br />
     #
     #     <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Create Person" />
     #   </form>
@@ -76,10 +76,10 @@ module Helpers
     #       <input name="authenticity_token" type="hidden" value="NrOp5bsjoLRuK8IW5+dQEYjKGUJDe7TQoZVvq95Wteg=" />
     #     </div>
     #     <label for="person_first_name">First name</label>:
-    #     <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" size="30" type="text" value="John" /><br />
+    #     <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" type="text" value="John" /><br />
     #
     #     <label for="person_last_name">Last name</label>:
-    #     <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" size="30" type="text" value="Smith" /><br />
+    #     <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" type="text" value="Smith" /><br />
     #
     #     <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Update Person" />
     #   </form>
@@ -860,20 +860,20 @@ def radio_button(object_name, method, tag_value, options = {})
       # ==== Examples
       #
       #   search_field(:user, :name)
-      #   # => <input id="user_name" name="user[name]" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input id="user_name" name="user[name]" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :autosave => false)
-      #   # => <input autosave="false" id="user_name" name="user[name]" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input autosave="false" id="user_name" name="user[name]" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :results => 3)
-      #   # => <input id="user_name" name="user[name]" results="3" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input id="user_name" name="user[name]" results="3" type="search" />
       #   #  Assume request.host returns "www.example.com"
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :autosave => true)
-      #   # => <input autosave="com.example.www" id="user_name" name="user[name]" results="10" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input autosave="com.example.www" id="user_name" name="user[name]" results="10" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :onsearch => true)
-      #   # => <input id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :autosave => false, :onsearch => true)
-      #   # => <input autosave="false" id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input autosave="false" id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" type="search" />
       #   search_field(:user, :name, :autosave => true, :onsearch => true)
-      #   # => <input autosave="com.example.www" id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" results="10" size="30" type="search" />
+      #   # => <input autosave="com.example.www" id="user_name" incremental="true" name="user[name]" onsearch="true" results="10" type="search" />
       #
       def search_field(object_name, method, options = {})
         Tags::SearchField.new(object_name, method, self, options).render
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ def search_field(object_name, method, options = {})
       # Returns a text_field of type "tel".
       #
       #   telephone_field("user", "phone")
-      #   # => <input id="user_phone" name="user[phone]" size="30" type="tel" />
+      #   # => <input id="user_phone" name="user[phone]" type="tel" />
       #
       def telephone_field(object_name, method, options = {})
         Tags::TelField.new(object_name, method, self, options).render
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ def date_field(object_name, method, options = {})
       # Returns a text_field of type "url".
       #
       #   url_field("user", "homepage")
-      #   # => <input id="user_homepage" size="30" name="user[homepage]" type="url" />
+      #   # => <input id="user_homepage" name="user[homepage]" type="url" />
       #
       def url_field(object_name, method, options = {})
         Tags::UrlField.new(object_name, method, self, options).render
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ def url_field(object_name, method, options = {})
       # Returns a text_field of type "email".
       #
       #   email_field("user", "address")
-      #   # => <input id="user_address" size="30" name="user[address]" type="email" />
+      #   # => <input id="user_address" name="user[address]" type="email" />
       #
       def email_field(object_name, method, options = {})
         Tags::EmailField.new(object_name, method, self, options).render
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/base.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/base.rb
index 22c16de057606b0d561ee3d1a7bc0676d3b81ea1..14323a389137236c5e00813e2da91da04d681660 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/base.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/base.rb
@@ -5,8 +5,6 @@ class Base #:nodoc:
         include Helpers::ActiveModelInstanceTag, Helpers::TagHelper, Helpers::FormTagHelper
         include FormOptionsHelper
 
-        DEFAULT_FIELD_OPTIONS = { "size" => 30 }
-
         attr_reader :object
 
         def initialize(object_name, method_name, template_object, options = {})
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb
index 461a049fc2007acf985f7bc06724c49d244ccb46..2e48850d5c157c6a3ae7d34692abe1ce86e533b7 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_area.rb
@@ -2,10 +2,8 @@ module ActionView
   module Helpers
     module Tags
       class TextArea < Base #:nodoc:
-        DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_OPTIONS = { "cols" => 40, "rows" => 20 }
-
         def render
-          options = DEFAULT_TEXT_AREA_OPTIONS.merge(@options.stringify_keys)
+          options = @options.stringify_keys
           add_default_name_and_id(options)
 
           if size = options.delete("size")
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_field.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_field.rb
index ce5182d20fa83edf4fd0182b8a6070e071556c7f..024a1a8af2a463e72dea5f0805f3bfc000badb7b 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_field.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_view/helpers/tags/text_field.rb
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ module Tags
       class TextField < Base #:nodoc:
         def render
           options = @options.stringify_keys
-          options["size"] = options["maxlength"] || DEFAULT_FIELD_OPTIONS["size"] unless options.key?("size")
-          options = DEFAULT_FIELD_OPTIONS.merge(options)
+          options["size"] = options["maxlength"] unless options.key?("size")
           options["type"]  ||= field_type
           options["value"] = options.fetch("value"){ value_before_type_cast(object) } unless field_type == "file"
           options["value"] &&= ERB::Util.html_escape(options["value"])
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/active_model_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/active_model_helper_test.rb
index 66a7bce71ef9f79ff91f9d3a6f66a32564c16812..18468ee91a56d9bbcc993e97e38de636286a73a0 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/active_model_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/active_model_helper_test.rb
@@ -29,14 +29,14 @@ def setup
 
   def test_text_area_with_errors
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %(<div class="field_with_errors"><textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea></div>),
+      %(<div class="field_with_errors"><textarea id="post_body" name="post[body]">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea></div>),
       text_area("post", "body")
     )
   end
 
   def test_text_field_with_errors
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %(<div class="field_with_errors"><input id="post_author_name" name="post[author_name]" size="30" type="text" value="" /></div>),
+      %(<div class="field_with_errors"><input id="post_author_name" name="post[author_name]" type="text" value="" /></div>),
       text_field("post", "author_name")
     )
   end
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ def test_field_error_proc
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %(<div class="field_with_errors"><input id="post_author_name" name="post[author_name]" size="30" type="text" value="" /> <span class="error">can't be empty</span></div>),
+      %(<div class="field_with_errors"><input id="post_author_name" name="post[author_name]" type="text" value="" /> <span class="error">can't be empty</span></div>),
       text_field("post", "author_name")
     )
   ensure
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
index 4eed5615f64c0c3bec0dee87aead03efa24c8fe7..bc42e14b8a901e51d749bc933367c51205e6f98f 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/form_helper_test.rb
@@ -249,35 +249,35 @@ def test_label_with_block_and_options
   end
 
   def test_label_with_block_in_erb
-    assert_equal "<label for=\"post_message\">\n  Message\n  <input id=\"post_message\" name=\"post[message]\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" />\n</label>", view.render("test/label_with_block")
+    assert_equal "<label for=\"post_message\">\n  Message\n  <input id=\"post_message\" name=\"post[message]\" type=\"text\" />\n</label>", view.render("test/label_with_block")
   end
 
   def test_text_field
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title")
+      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="password" />', password_field("post", "title")
+      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="password" />', password_field("post", "title")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="password" value="Hello World" />', password_field("post", "title", :value => @post.title)
+      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="password" value="Hello World" />', password_field("post", "title", :value => @post.title)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="person_name" name="person[name]" size="30" type="password" />', password_field("person", "name")
+      '<input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="password" />', password_field("person", "name")
     )
   end
 
   def test_text_field_with_escapes
     @post.title = "<b>Hello World</b>"
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="&lt;b&gt;Hello World&lt;/b&gt;" />', text_field("post", "title")
+      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="text" value="&lt;b&gt;Hello World&lt;/b&gt;" />', text_field("post", "title")
     )
   end
 
   def test_text_field_with_html_entities
     @post.title = "The HTML Entity for & is &amp;"
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="The HTML Entity for &amp; is &amp;amp;" />',
+      '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="text" value="The HTML Entity for &amp; is &amp;amp;" />',
       text_field("post", "title")
     )
   end
@@ -301,18 +301,18 @@ def test_text_field_removing_size
   end
 
   def test_text_field_with_nil_value
-    expected = '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" />'
+    expected = '<input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="text" />'
     assert_dom_equal expected, text_field("post", "title", :value => nil)
   end
 
   def test_text_field_with_nil_name
-    expected = '<input id="post_title" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />'
+    expected = '<input id="post_title" type="text" value="Hello World" />'
     assert_dom_equal expected, text_field("post", "title", :name => nil)
   end
 
   def test_text_field_doesnt_change_param_values
     object_name = 'post[]'
-    expected = '<input id="post_123_title" name="post[123][title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />'
+    expected = '<input id="post_123_title" name="post[123][title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />'
     assert_equal expected, text_field(object_name, "title")
     assert_equal object_name, "post[]"
   end
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ def test_hidden_field_with_options
   end
 
   def test_text_field_with_custom_type
-    assert_dom_equal '<input id="user_email" size="30" name="user[email]" type="email" />',
+    assert_dom_equal '<input id="user_email" name="user[email]" type="email" />',
       text_field("user", "email", :type => "email")
   end
 
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ def test_radio_button_with_booleans
 
   def test_text_area
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea id="post_body" name="post[body]">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body")
     )
   end
@@ -482,14 +482,14 @@ def test_text_area
   def test_text_area_with_escapes
     @post.body        = "Back to <i>the</i> hill and over it again!"
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nBack to &lt;i&gt;the&lt;/i&gt; hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea id="post_body" name="post[body]">\nBack to &lt;i&gt;the&lt;/i&gt; hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body")
     )
   end
 
   def test_text_area_with_alternate_value
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nTesting alternate values.</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea id="post_body" name="post[body]">\nTesting alternate values.</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body", :value => 'Testing alternate values.')
     )
   end
@@ -497,7 +497,7 @@ def test_text_area_with_alternate_value
   def test_text_area_with_html_entities
     @post.body        = "The HTML Entity for & is &amp;"
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nThe HTML Entity for &amp; is &amp;amp;</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea id="post_body" name="post[body]">\nThe HTML Entity for &amp; is &amp;amp;</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body")
     )
   end
@@ -510,12 +510,12 @@ def test_text_area_with_size_option
   end
 
   def test_search_field
-    expected = %{<input id="contact_notes_query" size="30" name="contact[notes_query]" type="search" />}
+    expected = %{<input id="contact_notes_query" name="contact[notes_query]" type="search" />}
     assert_dom_equal(expected, search_field("contact", "notes_query"))
   end
 
   def test_telephone_field
-    expected = %{<input id="user_cell" size="30" name="user[cell]" type="tel" />}
+    expected = %{<input id="user_cell" name="user[cell]" type="tel" />}
     assert_dom_equal(expected, telephone_field("user", "cell"))
   end
 
@@ -546,12 +546,12 @@ def test_date_field_with_nil_value
   end
 
   def test_url_field
-    expected = %{<input id="user_homepage" size="30" name="user[homepage]" type="url" />}
+    expected = %{<input id="user_homepage" name="user[homepage]" type="url" />}
     assert_dom_equal(expected, url_field("user", "homepage"))
   end
 
   def test_email_field
-    expected = %{<input id="user_address" size="30" name="user[address]" type="email" />}
+    expected = %{<input id="user_address" name="user[address]" type="email" />}
     assert_dom_equal(expected, email_field("user", "address"))
   end
 
@@ -571,10 +571,10 @@ def test_range_input
 
   def test_explicit_name
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="post_title" name="dont guess" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "name" => "dont guess")
+      '<input id="post_title" name="dont guess" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "name" => "dont guess")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="really!" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea id="post_body" name="really!">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body", "name" => "really!")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -591,10 +591,10 @@ def test_explicit_name
 
   def test_explicit_id
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input id="dont guess" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "id" => "dont guess")
+      '<input id="dont guess" name="post[title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "id" => "dont guess")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" id="really!" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea id="really!" name="post[body]">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body", "id" => "really!")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -611,10 +611,10 @@ def test_explicit_id
 
   def test_nil_id
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "id" => nil)
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />', text_field("post", "title", "id" => nil)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" name="post[body]" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea name="post[body]">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body", "id" => nil)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -641,11 +641,11 @@ def test_nil_id
 
   def test_index
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input name="post[5][title]" size="30" id="post_5_title" type="text" value="Hello World" />',
+      '<input name="post[5][title]" id="post_5_title" type="text" value="Hello World" />',
       text_field("post", "title", "index" => 5)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" name="post[5][body]" id="post_5_body" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea name="post[5][body]" id="post_5_body">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body", "index" => 5)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -668,11 +668,11 @@ def test_index
 
   def test_index_with_nil_id
     assert_dom_equal(
-      '<input name="post[5][title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />',
+      '<input name="post[5][title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />',
       text_field("post", "title", "index" => 5, 'id' => nil)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      %{<textarea cols="40" name="post[5][body]" rows="20">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
+      %{<textarea name="post[5][body]">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>},
       text_area("post", "body", "index" => 5, 'id' => nil)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -700,10 +700,10 @@ def test_auto_index
       label("post[]", "title")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      "<input id=\"post_#{pid}_title\" name=\"post[#{pid}][title]\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"Hello World\" />", text_field("post[]","title")
+      "<input id=\"post_#{pid}_title\" name=\"post[#{pid}][title]\" type=\"text\" value=\"Hello World\" />", text_field("post[]","title")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      "<textarea cols=\"40\" id=\"post_#{pid}_body\" name=\"post[#{pid}][body]\" rows=\"20\">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>",
+      "<textarea id=\"post_#{pid}_body\" name=\"post[#{pid}][body]\">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>",
       text_area("post[]", "body")
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -722,11 +722,11 @@ def test_auto_index
   def test_auto_index_with_nil_id
     pid = 123
     assert_dom_equal(
-      "<input name=\"post[#{pid}][title]\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"Hello World\" />",
+      "<input name=\"post[#{pid}][title]\" type=\"text\" value=\"Hello World\" />",
       text_field("post[]","title", :id => nil)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
-      "<textarea cols=\"40\" name=\"post[#{pid}][body]\" rows=\"20\">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>",
+      "<textarea name=\"post[#{pid}][body]\">\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>",
       text_area("post[]", "body", :id => nil)
     )
     assert_dom_equal(
@@ -760,8 +760,8 @@ def test_form_for
 
     expected = whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='post_title'>The Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />" +
       "<input name='commit' type='submit' value='Create post' />" +
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ def test_form_for_with_model_using_relative_model_naming
     end
 
     expected = whole_form("/posts/44", "edit_post_44" , "edit_post", :method => 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='And his name will be forty and four.' />" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='And his name will be forty and four.' />" +
       "<input name='commit' type='submit' value='Edit post' />"
     end
 
@@ -877,8 +877,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_symbol_object_name
 
     expected =  whole_form("/posts/123", "create-post", "edit_other_name", :method => 'patch') do
       "<label for='other_name_title' class='post_title'>Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='other_name[title]' size='30' id='other_name_title' value='Hello World' type='text' />" +
-      "<textarea name='other_name[body]' id='other_name_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='other_name[title]' id='other_name_title' value='Hello World' type='text' />" +
+      "<textarea name='other_name[body]' id='other_name_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='other_name[secret]' value='0' type='hidden' />" +
       "<input name='other_name[secret]' checked='checked' id='other_name_secret' value='1' type='checkbox' />" +
       "<input name='commit' value='Create post' type='submit' />"
@@ -895,8 +895,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_method_as_part_of_html_options
     end
 
     expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", "delete") do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -912,8 +912,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_method
     end
 
     expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", "delete") do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ def test_form_for_with_search_field
     end
 
     expected =  whole_form("/search", "search-post", "new_post", "get") do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='search' id='post_title' />"
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='search' id='post_title' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -943,8 +943,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_remote
     end
 
     expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", :method => 'patch', :remote => true) do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -960,8 +960,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_remote_in_html
     end
 
     expected =  whole_form("/", "create-post", "edit_post", :method => 'patch', :remote => true) do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -979,8 +979,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_remote_without_html
     end
 
     expected =  whole_form("/posts", 'new_post', 'new_post', :remote => true) do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -996,8 +996,8 @@ def test_form_for_without_object
     end
 
     expected = whole_form("/", "create-post") do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -1015,8 +1015,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_index
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
       "<label for='post_123_title'>Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='post[123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[123][body]' id='post_123_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[123][title]' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[123][body]' id='post_123_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[123][secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[123][secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_123_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -1032,8 +1032,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_nil_index_option_override
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post__title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[][body]' id='post__body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[][title]' type='text' id='post__title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[][body]' id='post__body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[][secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[][secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post__secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -1049,8 +1049,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_namespace
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='namespace_post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='namespace_post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='namespace_post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -1066,7 +1066,7 @@ def test_form_for_with_namespace_with_label
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<label for='namespace_post_title'>Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ def test_two_form_for_with_namespace
 
     expected_1 = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_1_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<label for='namespace_1_post_title'>Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_1_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='namespace_1_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected_1, output_buffer
@@ -1092,7 +1092,7 @@ def test_two_form_for_with_namespace
 
     expected_2 = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_2_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
       "<label for='namespace_2_post_title'>Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_2_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='namespace_2_post_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected_2, output_buffer
@@ -1109,9 +1109,9 @@ def test_fields_for_with_namespace
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'namespace_edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='namespace_post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
-      "<input name='post[comment][body]' size='30' type='text' id='namespace_post_comment_body' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='namespace_post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='namespace_post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[comment][body]' type='text' id='namespace_post_comment_body' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[comment][body]' size='30' type='text' id='post_comment_body' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[comment][body]' type='text' id='post_comment_body' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1207,8 +1207,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_nested_collections
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<input name='post[123][comment][][name]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment__name' value='new comment' />"
+      "<input name='post[123][title]' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<input name='post[123][comment][][name]' type='text' id='post_123_comment__name' value='new comment' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1223,8 +1223,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_index_and_parent_fields
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[1][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<input name='post[1][comment][1][name]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_1_name' value='new comment' />"
+      "<input name='post[1][title]' type='text' id='post_1_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<input name='post[1][comment][1][name]' type='text' id='post_1_comment_1_name' value='new comment' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1238,7 +1238,7 @@ def test_form_for_with_index_and_nested_fields_for
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[1][comment][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[1][comment][title]' type='text' id='post_1_comment_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1252,7 +1252,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_index_on_both
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[1][comment][5][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_5_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[1][comment][5][title]' type='text' id='post_1_comment_5_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1266,7 +1266,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_auto_index
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[123][comment][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[123][comment][title]' type='text' id='post_123_comment_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1294,7 +1294,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_auto_index_on_both
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[123][comment][123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment_123_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[123][comment][123][title]' type='text' id='post_123_comment_123_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1314,9 +1314,9 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_index_and_auto_index
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post[]', 'edit_post[]', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[123][comment][5][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_comment_5_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[123][comment][5][title]' type='text' id='post_123_comment_5_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end + whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[1][comment][123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_1_comment_123_title' value='Hello World' />"
+      "<input name='post[1][comment][123][title]' type='text' id='post_1_comment_123_title' value='Hello World' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1333,8 +1333,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_a_new_record_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to_one_a
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-        '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new author" />'
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+        '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="new author" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1360,8 +1360,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_an_existing_record_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to
     end
 
    expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-     '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-     '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
+     '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+     '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
      '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
    end
 
@@ -1379,8 +1379,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_an_existing_record_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
     end
 
@@ -1398,8 +1398,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_an_existing_record_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />'
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1416,8 +1416,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_an_existing_record_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />'
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1434,8 +1434,8 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_an_existing_record_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
     end
 
@@ -1454,9 +1454,9 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_one_to_o
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />'
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1475,10 +1475,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collecti
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_id" name="post[comments_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="2" />'
     end
 
@@ -1502,11 +1502,11 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collecti
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1529,10 +1529,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collecti
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1555,11 +1555,11 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collecti
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="author #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_author_attributes_id" name="post[author_attributes][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1578,10 +1578,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collecti
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_id" name="post[comments_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="2" />'
     end
 
@@ -1602,11 +1602,11 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collecti
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_id" name="post[comments_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="2" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1625,9 +1625,9 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_new_records_on_a_nested_attributes_collection_as
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new comment" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new comment" />'
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="new comment" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="new comment" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1646,10 +1646,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_and_new_records_on_a_nested_attributes_
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new comment" />'
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="new comment" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1664,7 +1664,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_an_empty_supplied_attributes_collection
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />'
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1681,10 +1681,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_supplied_nested_attributes
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_id" name="post[comments_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="2" />'
     end
 
@@ -1702,10 +1702,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_arel_like
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_id" name="post[comments_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="2" />'
     end
 
@@ -1724,10 +1724,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_existing_records_on_a_supplied_nested_attributes
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #1" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="1" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="comment #2" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_id" name="post[comments_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="2" />'
     end
 
@@ -1747,10 +1747,10 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_on_a_nested_attributes_collection_association_yields_
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
+      '<input name="post[title]" type="text" id="post_title" value="Hello World" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" value="new comment" />'
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_1_name" name="post[comments_attributes][1][name]" type="text" value="new comment" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1767,7 +1767,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_child_index_option_override_on_a_nested_attribut
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_abc_name" name="post[comments_attributes][abc][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_abc_name" name="post[comments_attributes][abc][name]" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_abc_id" name="post[comments_attributes][abc][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />'
     end
 
@@ -1803,16 +1803,16 @@ def test_nested_fields_uses_unique_indices_for_different_collection_associations
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[comments_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][value]" size="30" type="text" value="commentrelevance #314" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_name" name="post[comments_attributes][0][name]" type="text" value="comment #321" />' +
+      '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[comments_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][value]" type="text" value="commentrelevance #314" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="314" />' +
       '<input id="post_comments_attributes_0_id" name="post[comments_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="321" />' +
-      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_0_value" name="post[tags_attributes][0][value]" size="30" type="text" value="tag #123" />' +
-      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[tags_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][value]" size="30" type="text" value="tagrelevance #3141" />' +
+      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_0_value" name="post[tags_attributes][0][value]" type="text" value="tag #123" />' +
+      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[tags_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][value]" type="text" value="tagrelevance #3141" />' +
       '<input id="post_tags_attributes_0_relevances_attributes_0_id" name="post[tags_attributes][0][relevances_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="3141" />' +
       '<input id="post_tags_attributes_0_id" name="post[tags_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="123" />' +
-      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_1_value" name="post[tags_attributes][1][value]" size="30" type="text" value="tag #456" />' +
-      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_1_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[tags_attributes][1][relevances_attributes][0][value]" size="30" type="text" value="tagrelevance #31415" />' +
+      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_1_value" name="post[tags_attributes][1][value]" type="text" value="tag #456" />' +
+      '<input id="post_tags_attributes_1_relevances_attributes_0_value" name="post[tags_attributes][1][relevances_attributes][0][value]" type="text" value="tagrelevance #31415" />' +
       '<input id="post_tags_attributes_1_relevances_attributes_0_id" name="post[tags_attributes][1][relevances_attributes][0][id]" type="hidden" value="31415" />' +
       '<input id="post_tags_attributes_1_id" name="post[tags_attributes][1][id]" type="hidden" value="456" />'
     end
@@ -1830,7 +1830,7 @@ def test_nested_fields_for_with_hash_like_model
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" size="30" type="text" value="hash backed author" />'
+      '<input id="post_author_attributes_name" name="post[author_attributes][name]" type="text" value="hash backed author" />'
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -1844,8 +1844,8 @@ def test_fields_for
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
 
@@ -1860,8 +1860,8 @@ def test_fields_for_with_index
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<input name='post[123][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[123][body]' id='post_123_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[123][title]' type='text' id='post_123_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[123][body]' id='post_123_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[123][secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[123][secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_123_secret' value='1' />"
 
@@ -1876,8 +1876,8 @@ def test_fields_for_with_nil_index_option_override
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<input name='post[][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post__title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[][body]' id='post__body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[][title]' type='text' id='post__title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[][body]' id='post__body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[][secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[][secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post__secret' value='1' />"
 
@@ -1892,8 +1892,8 @@ def test_fields_for_with_index_option_override
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<input name='post[abc][title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_abc_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[abc][body]' id='post_abc_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[abc][title]' type='text' id='post_abc_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[abc][body]' id='post_abc_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[abc][secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[abc][secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_abc_secret' value='1' />"
 
@@ -1908,8 +1908,8 @@ def test_fields_for_without_object
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
 
@@ -1924,8 +1924,8 @@ def test_fields_for_with_only_object
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' />"
 
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ def test_fields_for_object_with_bracketed_name
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal "<label for=\"author_post_title\">Title</label>" +
-    "<input name='author[post][title]' size='30' type='text' id='author_post_title' value='Hello World' />",
+    "<input name='author[post][title]' type='text' id='author_post_title' value='Hello World' />",
       output_buffer
   end
 
@@ -1950,7 +1950,7 @@ def test_fields_for_object_with_bracketed_name_and_index
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal "<label for=\"author_post_1_title\">Title</label>" +
-      "<input name='author[post][1][title]' size='30' type='text' id='author_post_1_title' value='Hello World' />",
+      "<input name='author[post][1][title]' type='text' id='author_post_1_title' value='Hello World' />",
       output_buffer
   end
 
@@ -1969,8 +1969,8 @@ def test_form_for_and_fields_for
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'create-post', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
       "<input name='parent_post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' />" +
       "<input name='parent_post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='parent_post_secret' value='1' />"
     end
@@ -1989,9 +1989,9 @@ def test_form_for_and_fields_for_with_object
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'create-post', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
-      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
-      "<input name='post[comment][name]' type='text' id='post_comment_name' value='new comment' size='30' />"
+      "<input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' />" +
+      "<textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea>" +
+      "<input name='post[comment][name]' type='text' id='post_comment_name' value='new comment' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -2005,7 +2005,7 @@ def test_form_for_and_fields_for_with_non_nested_association_and_without_object
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', 'patch') do
-      "<input name='post[category][name]' type='text' size='30' id='post_category_name' />"
+      "<input name='post[category][name]' type='text' id='post_category_name' />"
     end
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
@@ -2029,8 +2029,8 @@ def test_form_for_with_labelled_builder
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
-      "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
+      "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
+      "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
       "<label for='secret'>Secret:</label> <input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' /><input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' /><br/>"
     end
 
@@ -2048,8 +2048,8 @@ def test_default_form_builder
     end
 
     expected = whole_form('/posts/123', 'edit_post_123', 'edit_post', :method => 'patch') do
-      "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
-      "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
+      "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
+      "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
       "<label for='secret'>Secret:</label> <input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' /><input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' /><br/>"
     end
 
@@ -2066,8 +2066,8 @@ def test_fields_for_with_labelled_builder
     end
 
     expected =
-      "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' size='30' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
-      "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body' rows='20' cols='40'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
+      "<label for='title'>Title:</label> <input name='post[title]' type='text' id='post_title' value='Hello World' /><br/>" +
+      "<label for='body'>Body:</label> <textarea name='post[body]' id='post_body'>\nBack to the hill and over it again!</textarea><br/>" +
       "<label for='secret'>Secret:</label> <input name='post[secret]' type='hidden' value='0' /><input name='post[secret]' checked='checked' type='checkbox' id='post_secret' value='1' /><br/>"
 
     assert_dom_equal expected, output_buffer
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile b/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile
index f007629207d775b909998428070bd815a0bcc9f1..42120e9bada0b7041878e32679fd3ee6083cd39d 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/action_view_overview.textile
@@ -431,11 +431,11 @@ form("post")
 <form action='/posts/create' method='post'>
   <p>
     <label for="post_title">Title</label><br />
-    <input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />
+    <input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />
   </p>
   <p>
     <label for="post_body">Body</label><br />
-    <textarea cols="40" id="post_body" name="post[body]" rows="20"></textarea>
+    <textarea id="post_body" name="post[body]"></textarea>
   </p>
   <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Create" />
 </form>
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ For example, if +@post+ has an attribute +title+ mapped to a +String+ column tha
 
 <ruby>
 input("post", "title") # =>
-  <input id="post_title" name="post[title]" size="30" type="text" value="Hello World" />
+  <input id="post_title" name="post[title]" type="text" value="Hello World" />
 </ruby>
 
 h4. RecordTagHelper
@@ -987,8 +987,8 @@ The HTML generated for this would be:
 
 <html>
 <form action="/persons/create" method="post">
-  <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" size="30" type="text" />
-  <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_first_name" name="person[first_name]" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_last_name" name="person[last_name]" type="text" />
   <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Create" />
 </form>
 </html>
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile b/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
index a696e4f8ae9266e2e3ea3fb2da2b893f3497695b..6d9cd5440bcce2db2b0cb973ebf068f51f8d0741 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/form_helpers.textile
@@ -169,11 +169,11 @@ Output:
 <textarea id="message" name="message" cols="24" rows="6">Hi, nice site</textarea>
 <input id="password" name="password" type="password" />
 <input id="parent_id" name="parent_id" type="hidden" value="5" />
-<input id="user_name" name="user[name]" size="30" type="search" />
-<input id="user_phone" name="user[phone]" size="30" type="tel" />
+<input id="user_name" name="user[name]" type="search" />
+<input id="user_phone" name="user[phone]" type="tel" />
 <input id="user_born_on" name="user[born_on]" type="date" />
-<input id="user_homepage" size="30" name="user[homepage]" type="url" />
-<input id="user_address" size="30" name="user[address]" type="email" />
+<input id="user_homepage" name="user[homepage]" type="url" />
+<input id="user_address" name="user[address]" type="email" />
 </html>
 
 Hidden inputs are not shown to the user but instead hold data like any textual input. Values inside them can be changed with JavaScript.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ The resulting HTML is:
 
 <html>
 <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/articles/create" method="post" class="nifty_form">
-  <input id="article_title" name="article[title]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="article_title" name="article[title]" type="text" />
   <textarea id="article_body" name="article[body]" cols="60" rows="12"></textarea>
   <input name="commit" type="submit" value="Create" />
 </form>
@@ -264,8 +264,8 @@ which produces the following output:
 
 <html>
 <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/people/create" class="new_person" id="new_person" method="post">
-  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" size="30" type="text" />
-  <input id="contact_detail_phone_number" name="contact_detail[phone_number]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="text" />
+  <input id="contact_detail_phone_number" name="contact_detail[phone_number]" type="text" />
 </form>
 </html>
 
@@ -714,9 +714,9 @@ Assuming the person had two addresses, with ids 23 and 45 this would create outp
 
 <html>
 <form accept-charset="UTF-8" action="/people/1" class="edit_person" id="edit_person_1" method="post">
-  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" size="30" type="text" />
-  <input id="person_address_23_city" name="person[address][23][city]" size="30" type="text" />
-  <input id="person_address_45_city" name="person[address][45][city]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_address_23_city" name="person[address][23][city]" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_address_45_city" name="person[address][45][city]" type="text" />
 </form>
 </html>
 
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ To create more intricate nestings, you can specify the first part of the input n
 will create inputs like
 
 <html>
-<input id="person_address_primary_1_city" name="person[address][primary][1][city]" size="30" type="text" value="bologna" />
+<input id="person_address_primary_1_city" name="person[address][primary][1][city]" type="text" value="bologna" />
 </html>
 
 As a general rule the final input name is the concatenation of the name given to +fields_for+/+form_for+, the index value and the name of the attribute. You can also pass an +:index+ option directly to helpers such as +text_field+, but it is usually less repetitive to specify this at the form builder level rather than on individual input controls.
diff --git a/railties/guides/source/nested_model_forms.textile b/railties/guides/source/nested_model_forms.textile
index 4b1fd2e0acab1dd772bce313cdbd0dbb6acd5b8a..82c9ab9d361d48d14db5f250d472ad6eba12d777 100644
--- a/railties/guides/source/nested_model_forms.textile
+++ b/railties/guides/source/nested_model_forms.textile
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ This will generate the following html:
 
 <html>
 <form action="/people" class="new_person" id="new_person" method="post">
-  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="text" />
 </form>
 </html>
 
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ This generates:
 
 <html>
 <form action="/people" class="new_person" id="new_person" method="post">
-  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="text" />
 
-  <input id="person_address_attributes_street" name="person[address_attributes][street]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_address_attributes_street" name="person[address_attributes][street]" type="text" />
 </form>
 </html>
 
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ Which generates:
 
 <html>
 <form action="/people" class="new_person" id="new_person" method="post">
-  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_name" name="person[name]" type="text" />
 
-  <input id="person_projects_attributes_0_name" name="person[projects_attributes][0][name]" size="30" type="text" />
-  <input id="person_projects_attributes_1_name" name="person[projects_attributes][1][name]" size="30" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_projects_attributes_0_name" name="person[projects_attributes][0][name]" type="text" />
+  <input id="person_projects_attributes_1_name" name="person[projects_attributes][1][name]" type="text" />
 </form>
 </html>