diff --git a/lib/active_record.rb b/lib/active_record.rb
index 2f8c5c7..424faeb 100644
--- a/lib/active_record.rb
+++ b/lib/active_record.rb
@@ -21,15 +21,7 @@
 # WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #++
 
-begin
-  require 'active_support'
-rescue LoadError
-  activesupport_path = "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../../activesupport/lib"
-  if File.directory?(activesupport_path)
-    $:.unshift activesupport_path
-    require 'active_support'
-  end
-end
+require 'active_support'
 
 module ActiveRecord
   # TODO: Review explicit loads to see if they will automatically be handled by the initilizer.