diff --git a/railties/lib/console_app.rb b/railties/lib/console_app.rb
index d03cdd352a..6e61fc9171 100644
--- a/railties/lib/console_app.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/console_app.rb
@@ -3,10 +3,6 @@ require 'action_controller/integration_test'
 # work around the at_exit hook in test/unit, which kills IRB
 Test::Unit.run = true
 
-# have to use :require dependencies mechanism with the integration test stuff,
-# or things start acting really wierd from request to request.
-Dependencies.mechanism = :require
-
 # reference the global "app" instance, created on demand. To recreate the
 # instance, pass a non-false value as the parameter.
 def app(create=false)
@@ -28,4 +24,4 @@ end
 def reload!
   puts "Reloading..."
   Dispatcher.reset_application!
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end