diff --git a/test/benchmark.rb b/test/benchmark.rb
index 14055314..c08f59c8 100755
--- a/test/benchmark.rb
+++ b/test/benchmark.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ END
 end
 
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib/haml'
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/linked_rails'
 %w[sass rubygems erb erubis markaby active_support action_controller
    action_view haml/template].each(&method(:require))
 
diff --git a/test/linked_rails.rb b/test/linked_rails.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..7429f58d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/linked_rails.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+# allows testing with edge Rails by creating a test/rails symlink
+linked_rails = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/rails'
+
+if File.exists?(linked_rails) && !$:.include?(linked_rails + '/activesupport/lib')
+  puts "[ using linked Rails ]"
+  $:.unshift linked_rails + '/activesupport/lib'
+  $:.unshift linked_rails + '/actionpack/lib'
+else
+  require 'rubygems'
+end
+require 'action_controller'
+require 'action_view'
diff --git a/test/test_helper.rb b/test/test_helper.rb
index 1d5e3107..f15fe129 100644
--- a/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -1,16 +1,5 @@
 lib_dir = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib'
-# allows testing with edge Rails by creating a test/rails symlink
-linked_rails = File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/rails'
-
-if File.exists?(linked_rails) && !$:.include?(linked_rails + '/activesupport/lib')
-  puts "[ using linked Rails ]"
-  $:.unshift linked_rails + '/activesupport/lib'
-  $:.unshift linked_rails + '/actionpack/lib'
-else
-  require 'rubygems'
-end
-require 'action_controller'
-require 'action_view'
+require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/linked_rails'
 
 require 'test/unit'
 $:.unshift lib_dir unless $:.include?(lib_dir)
@@ -21,4 +10,4 @@ require 'sass'
 unless defined? RAILS_ROOT
   RAILS_ROOT = '.'
   MERB_ENV = RAILS_ENV  = 'testing'
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end