diff --git a/actionpack/CHANGELOG b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
index f38f64c1ffa164e3801e2f7d74cb486d536fa0e2..d968acd2f371db1aa1a299d39c4df6e135e161aa 100644
--- a/actionpack/CHANGELOG
+++ b/actionpack/CHANGELOG
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 *SVN*
 
+* Removed the require hack used by functional testing to work around an earlier bug in rake.
+
 * Allow distance_of_time_in_words to work with any value that responds to #to_time (like dates) #969
 
 * Support :render option for :verify #1440 [TobiasLuetke]
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb
index 1872cacd10a27ee89bd92d4038880ceb15539df2..0480d50f57c75c7eaf89d0cf88a1cb546eaf277a 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/test_process.rb
@@ -1,22 +1,6 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/assertions'
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/deprecated_assertions'
 
-if defined?(RAILS_ROOT)
-  # Temporary hack for getting functional tests in Rails running under 1.8.2
-  class Object #:nodoc:
-    alias_method :require_without_load_path_reloading, :require
-    def require(file_name)
-      begin
-        require_without_load_path_reloading(file_name)
-      rescue Object => e
-        ADDITIONAL_LOAD_PATHS.reverse.each { |dir| $:.unshift(dir) if File.directory?(dir) }
-        require_without_load_path_reloading(file_name)
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
-
-
 module ActionController #:nodoc:
   class Base
     # Process a test request called with a +TestRequest+ object.