diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
index 6921834044..545d4a7e6e 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/metal/rack_delegation.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ module ActionController
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
 
     delegate :headers, :status=, :location=, :content_type=,
-             :status, :location, :content_type, :_status_code, :to => "@_response"
+             :status, :location, :content_type, :response_code, :to => "@_response"
 
     def dispatch(action, request)
       set_response!(request)
diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb
index d0580058c3..99d46af953 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_dispatch/http/response.rb
@@ -309,9 +309,6 @@ module ActionDispatch # :nodoc:
       cookies
     end
 
-    def _status_code #:nodoc:
-      @status
-    end
   private
 
     def before_committed