diff --git a/load.c b/load.c
index 7661616976..4eb3f7f50b 100644
--- a/load.c
+++ b/load.c
@@ -1238,6 +1238,7 @@ Init_load(void)
     vm->expanded_load_path = rb_ary_tmp_new(0);
     vm->load_path_snapshot = rb_ary_tmp_new(0);
     vm->load_path_check_cache = 0;
+    rb_define_singleton_method(vm->load_path, "resolve_feature_path", rb_resolve_feature_path, 1);
 
     rb_define_virtual_variable("$\"", get_loaded_features, 0);
     rb_define_virtual_variable("$LOADED_FEATURES", get_loaded_features, 0);
diff --git a/test/ruby/test_require.rb b/test/ruby/test_require.rb
index afd5d20558..56dfd95096 100644
--- a/test/ruby/test_require.rb
+++ b/test/ruby/test_require.rb
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ class TestRequire < Test::Unit::TestCase
     }
   end
 
-  if defined?(RubyVM.resolve_feature_path)
+  if defined?($LOAD_PATH.resolve_feature_path)
     def test_resolve_feature_path
       paths, loaded = $:.dup, $".dup
       Dir.mktmpdir do |tmp|
@@ -907,9 +907,9 @@ class TestRequire < Test::Unit::TestCase
           path = File.realpath(file.path)
           dir, base = File.split(path)
           $:.unshift(dir)
-          assert_equal([:rb, path], RubyVM.resolve_feature_path(base))
+          assert_equal([:rb, path], $LOAD_PATH.resolve_feature_path(base))
           $".push(path)
-          assert_equal([:rb, path], RubyVM.resolve_feature_path(base))
+          assert_equal([:rb, path], $LOAD_PATH.resolve_feature_path(base))
         end
       end
     ensure
diff --git a/vm.c b/vm.c
index 7ad6bdd264..09e727ff7f 100644
--- a/vm.c
+++ b/vm.c
@@ -2949,8 +2949,6 @@ static VALUE usage_analysis_register_stop(VALUE self);
  *      #=> [:rb, "/path/to/set.rb"]
  */
 
-VALUE rb_resolve_feature_path(VALUE klass, VALUE fname);
-
 void
 Init_VM(void)
 {
@@ -3255,8 +3253,6 @@ Init_VM(void)
 
     /* vm_backtrace.c */
     Init_vm_backtrace();
-
-    rb_define_singleton_method(rb_cRubyVM, "resolve_feature_path", rb_resolve_feature_path, 1);
 }
 
 void