diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
index 0f59558bb5..a02cefc78e 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/dependencies.rb
@@ -224,6 +224,8 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
         Dependencies.require_or_load(file_name)
       end
 
+      # :doc:
+
       # Interprets a file using <tt>mechanism</tt> and marks its defined
       # constants as autoloaded. <tt>file_name</tt> can be either a string or
       # respond to <tt>to_path</tt>.
@@ -242,6 +244,8 @@ module ActiveSupport #:nodoc:
         Dependencies.depend_on(file_name, message)
       end
 
+      # :nodoc:
+
       def load_dependency(file)
         if Dependencies.load? && Dependencies.constant_watch_stack.watching?
           Dependencies.new_constants_in(Object) { yield }