diff --git a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
index 99c911c2dd..4b244e9472 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/abstract_unit.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 $:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../lib')
 $:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../activesupport/lib')
+$:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/fixtures/helpers')
 
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'action_controller'
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/cgi_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/cgi_test.rb
index 2cee763491..dbdf6a5b96 100755
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/cgi_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/cgi_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-$:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../../lib')
 
 require 'test/unit'
 require 'action_controller/cgi_ext/cgi_methods'
diff --git a/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb
index 2c2c48f15b..147d36501b 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/controller/helper_test.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../abstract_unit'
-$:.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/../fixtures/helpers')
 
 class TestController < ActionController::Base
   attr_accessor :delegate_attr
@@ -24,7 +23,6 @@ module LocalAbcHelper
 end
 
 class HelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
-  HELPER_PATHS = %w(/../fixtures/helpers)
 
   def setup
     # Increment symbol counter.
@@ -41,11 +39,6 @@ class HelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
     @template_class = self.class.const_get(template_class_name)
     @controller_class.template_class = @template_class
 
-    # Add helper paths to LOAD_PATH.
-    HELPER_PATHS.each { |path|
-      $LOAD_PATH.unshift(File.dirname(__FILE__) + path)
-    }
-
     # Set default test helper.
     self.test_helper = LocalAbcHelper
   end
@@ -53,11 +46,6 @@ class HelperTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
   def teardown
     # Reset template class.
     #ActionController::Base.template_class = ActionView::Base
-
-    # Remove helper paths from LOAD_PATH.
-    HELPER_PATHS.each { |path|
-      $LOAD_PATH.delete(File.dirname(__FILE__) + path)
-    }
   end