diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/test/test_helper.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/test/test_helper.rb
index ca40914d3baf3..4fd060341e7a7 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/test/test_helper.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/app/templates/test/test_helper.rb
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@ class ActiveSupport::TestCase
 <% unless options[:skip_active_record] -%>
   ActiveRecord::Migration.check_pending!
 
-  # Uncomment the `fixtures :all` line below to setup all fixtures in test/fixtures/*.yml
-  # for all tests in alphabetical order.
+  # Setup all fixtures in test/fixtures/*.yml for all tests in alphabetical order.
   #
   # Note: You'll currently still have to declare fixtures explicitly in integration tests
   # -- they do not yet inherit this setting
-  # fixtures :all
+  fixtures :all
 
 <% end -%>
   # Add more helper methods to be used by all tests here...
diff --git a/railties/test/application/test_runner_test.rb b/railties/test/application/test_runner_test.rb
index 56ca3bc1a9188..97016409748bc 100644
--- a/railties/test/application/test_runner_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/application/test_runner_test.rb
@@ -184,13 +184,6 @@ def test_sanae
       end
     end
 
-    def test_not_load_fixtures_when_running_single_test
-      create_model_with_fixture
-      create_fixture_test :models, 'user'
-      assert_match "0 users", run_test_command('test/models/user_test.rb')
-      assert_match "3 users", run_test_command('test/models/user_test.rb -f')
-    end
-
     def test_load_fixtures_when_running_test_suites
       create_model_with_fixture
       suites = [:models, :helpers, [:units, :unit], :controllers, :mailers,