diff --git a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
index 70f6a28a9c..0d2e0f273a 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,9 @@ ActiveSupport::Deprecation.debug = true
 ActionController::Base.logger = nil
 ActionController::Routing::Routes.reload rescue nil
 
-FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH = ActionView::ViewLoadPaths::LoadPath.new(File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures'))
+ActionView::Base.cache_template_loading = true
+FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), 'fixtures')
+ActionController::Base.view_paths = FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH
 
 # Wrap tests that use Mocha and skip if unavailable.
 def uses_mocha(test_name)
diff --git a/actionpack/test/activerecord/render_partial_with_record_identification_test.rb b/actionpack/test/activerecord/render_partial_with_record_identification_test.rb
index a9d3ff040f..a82a1a3023 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/activerecord/render_partial_with_record_identification_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/activerecord/render_partial_with_record_identification_test.rb
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@ class RenderPartialWithRecordIdentificationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 end
 
-RenderPartialWithRecordIdentificationController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class RenderPartialWithRecordIdentificationTest < ActiveRecordTestCase
   fixtures :developers, :projects, :developers_projects, :topics, :replies, :companies, :mascots
 
@@ -123,8 +121,6 @@ class RenderPartialWithRecordIdentificationController < ActionController::Base
   end
 end
 
-RenderPartialWithRecordIdentificationController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class Game < Struct.new(:name, :id)
   def to_param
     id.to_s
@@ -142,8 +138,6 @@ module Fun
     end
   end
 
-  NestedController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
   module Serious
     class NestedDeeperController < ActionController::Base
       def render_with_record_in_deeper_nested_controller
@@ -154,8 +148,6 @@ module Fun
         render :partial => [ Game.new("Chess"), Game.new("Sudoku"), Game.new("Solitaire") ]
       end
     end
-
-    NestedDeeperController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
   end
 end
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/action_pack_assertions_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/action_pack_assertions_test.rb
index f5cda99977..610e196362 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/action_pack_assertions_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/action_pack_assertions_test.rb
@@ -164,14 +164,6 @@ module Admin
   end
 end
 
-# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
-
-# tell the controller where to find its templates but start from parent
-# directory of test_request_response to simulate the behaviour of a
-# production environment
-ActionPackAssertionsController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 # a test case to exercise the new capabilities TestRequest & TestResponse
 class ActionPackAssertionsControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   # let's get this party started
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/addresses_render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/addresses_render_test.rb
index df87182082..b26cae24fb 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/addresses_render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/addresses_render_test.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ class AddressesTestController < ActionController::Base
   def self.controller_path; "addresses"; end
 end
 
-AddressesTestController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class AddressesTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     @controller = AddressesTestController.new
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb
index 15db70e474..2e98837a35 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/caching_test.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ CACHE_DIR = 'test_cache'
 FILE_STORE_PATH = File.join(File.dirname(__FILE__), '/../temp/', CACHE_DIR)
 ActionController::Base.page_cache_directory = FILE_STORE_PATH
 ActionController::Base.cache_store = :file_store, FILE_STORE_PATH
-ActionController::Base.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
 
 class PageCachingTestController < ActionController::Base
   caches_page :ok, :no_content, :if => Proc.new { |c| !c.request.format.json? }
@@ -636,8 +635,6 @@ class FunctionalCachingController < ActionController::Base
   end
 end
 
-FunctionalCachingController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class FunctionalFragmentCachingTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     ActionController::Base.perform_caching = true
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb
index 87f9ce8ab3..5ded6a5d26 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/capture_test.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ class CaptureController < ActionController::Base
   def rescue_action(e) raise end
 end
 
-CaptureController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class CaptureTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     @controller = CaptureController.new
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/content_type_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/content_type_test.rb
index 33aa4e49ee..d457d13aef 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/content_type_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/content_type_test.rb
@@ -45,8 +45,6 @@ class ContentTypeController < ActionController::Base
   def rescue_action(e) raise end
 end
 
-ContentTypeController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class ContentTypeTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     @controller = ContentTypeController.new
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/deprecation/deprecated_base_methods_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/deprecation/deprecated_base_methods_test.rb
index f485500b7f..86555a77df 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/deprecation/deprecated_base_methods_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/deprecation/deprecated_base_methods_test.rb
@@ -13,8 +13,6 @@ class DeprecatedBaseMethodsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     def rescue_action(e) raise e end
   end
 
-  Target.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
   def setup
     @request    = ActionController::TestRequest.new
     @response   = ActionController::TestResponse.new
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/mime_responds_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/mime_responds_test.rb
index 17f5e27232..1701431858 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/mime_responds_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/mime_responds_test.rb
@@ -162,8 +162,6 @@ class RespondToController < ActionController::Base
     end
 end
 
-RespondToController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class MimeControllerTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     ActionController::Base.use_accept_header = true
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb
index b4dc2bb4dc..d2a3a2b0b0 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/new_render_test.rb
@@ -465,9 +465,6 @@ class NewRenderTestController < ActionController::Base
     end
 end
 
-NewRenderTestController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-Fun::GamesController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class NewRenderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     @controller = NewRenderTestController.new
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb
index 10264dadaa..a857810b78 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/render_test.rb
@@ -217,9 +217,6 @@ class TestController < ActionController::Base
     end
 end
 
-TestController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-Fun::GamesController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class RenderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     @request    = ActionController::TestRequest.new
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/send_file_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/send_file_test.rb
index ddec51d173..c003abf094 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/send_file_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/send_file_test.rb
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@ class SendFileController < ActionController::Base
   def rescue_action(e) raise end
 end
 
-SendFileController.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
 class SendFileTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   include TestFileUtils
 
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/view_paths_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/view_paths_test.rb
index b1c19384aa..85fa58a45b 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/view_paths_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/view_paths_test.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 require 'abstract_unit'
 
 class ViewLoadPathsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  ActionController::Base.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
   class TestController < ActionController::Base
     def self.controller_path() "test" end
     def rescue_action(e) raise end
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb
index cd004a9f6d..cc5b4900dc 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/render_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ require 'controller/fake_models'
 class ViewRenderTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def setup
     @assigns = { :secret => 'in the sauce' }
-    @view = ActionView::Base.new([FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH], @assigns)
+    @view = ActionView::Base.new(ActionController::Base.view_paths, @assigns)
   end
 
   def test_render_file
diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb
index 4ed5bc372f..91d5c6ffb5 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb
@@ -302,8 +302,6 @@ end
 
 class UrlHelperWithControllerTest < ActionView::TestCase
   class UrlHelperController < ActionController::Base
-    self.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
     def self.controller_path; 'url_helper_with_controller' end
 
     def show_url_for
@@ -366,8 +364,6 @@ end
 
 class LinkToUnlessCurrentWithControllerTest < ActionView::TestCase
   class TasksController < ActionController::Base
-    self.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
     def self.controller_path; 'tasks' end
 
     def index
@@ -458,8 +454,6 @@ end
 
 class PolymorphicControllerTest < ActionView::TestCase
   class WorkshopsController < ActionController::Base
-    self.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
     def self.controller_path; 'workshops' end
 
     def index
@@ -476,8 +470,6 @@ class PolymorphicControllerTest < ActionView::TestCase
   end
 
   class SessionsController < ActionController::Base
-    self.view_paths = [FIXTURE_LOAD_PATH]
-
     def self.controller_path; 'sessions' end
 
     def index