diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
index 7c681092fa1878477af46894cf3b0e73cde1a420..fc0a35864595e65a5b2fa4e9b1f002dac94ea790 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ def new_constants_in(*descs)
 
         return new_constants unless aborting
 
-        new_constants.each { |c| remove_constant(c) }.clear
+        new_constants.each { |c| remove_constant(c) }
       end
     end