respond_to? information of AR is not the responsibility of the spec

resolver.

activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract/connection_specification.rb

@@ -11,9 +11,8 @@ def initialize (config, adapter_method)
       class Resolver # :nodoc:
         attr_reader :config, :klass, :configurations
 
-        def initialize(config, klass, configurations)
+        def initialize(config, configurations)
           @config         = config
-          @klass          = klass
           @configurations = configurations
         end
 
@@ -52,9 +51,6 @@ def resolve_hash_connection(spec) # :nodoc:
           end
 
           adapter_method = "#{spec[:adapter]}_connection"
-          unless klass.respond_to?(adapter_method)
-            raise AdapterNotFound, "database configuration specifies nonexistent #{spec[:adapter]} adapter"
-          end
 
           ConnectionSpecification.new(spec, adapter_method)
         end
@@ -127,9 +123,15 @@ def connection
     # The exceptions AdapterNotSpecified, AdapterNotFound and ArgumentError
     # may be returned on an error.
     def self.establish_connection(spec = ENV["DATABASE_URL"])
-      resolver = ConnectionSpecification::Resolver.new spec, self, configurations
+      resolver = ConnectionSpecification::Resolver.new spec, configurations
+      spec = resolver.spec
+
+      unless respond_to?(spec.adapter_method)
+        raise AdapterNotFound, "database configuration specifies nonexistent #{spec[:adapter]} adapter"
+      end
+
       remove_connection
-      connection_handler.establish_connection name, resolver.spec
+      connection_handler.establish_connection name, spec
     end
 
     class << self

activerecord/test/cases/connection_specification/resolver_test.rb

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ class Base
     class ConnectionSpecification
       class ResolverTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
         def resolve(spec)
-          Resolver.new(spec, ActiveRecord::Base, {}).spec.config
+          Resolver.new(spec, {}).spec.config
         end
 
         def test_url_host_no_db