diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatch/dispatcher.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatch/dispatcher.rb
index 008fb54715..e04da42637 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatch/dispatcher.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/dispatch/dispatcher.rb
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ module ActionController
 
       def new
         # DEPRECATE Rails application fallback
-        Rails.application.new
+        Rails.application
       end
     end
   end