diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/multiple_db_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/multiple_db_test.rb
index 18c97090c7930..3f05178ab107c 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/multiple_db_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/multiple_db_test.rb
@@ -57,12 +57,11 @@ def test_associations
     assert_equal e3.course.id, c2.id
   end
 
-  def test_course_connection_should_survive_dependency_reload
+  def test_course_connection_should_survive_reloads
     assert Course.connection
 
-    ActiveSupport::Dependencies.clear
-    Object.send(:remove_const, :Course)
-    require_dependency "models/course"
+    assert Object.send(:remove_const, :Course)
+    assert load("models/course.rb")
 
     assert Course.connection
   end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/college.rb b/activerecord/test/models/college.rb
index 52017dda42cae..2efa4bc42bf62 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/college.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/college.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_dependency "models/arunit2_model"
+require "models/arunit2_model"
 require "active_support/core_ext/object/with_options"
 
 class College < ARUnit2Model
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/course.rb b/activerecord/test/models/course.rb
index 4f346124ea51f..5bb3fe9a487aa 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/course.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/course.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_dependency "models/arunit2_model"
+require "models/arunit2_model"
 
 class Course < ARUnit2Model
   belongs_to :college
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/other_dog.rb b/activerecord/test/models/other_dog.rb
index a0fda5ae1b3ca..47c1f448ae1fa 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/other_dog.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/other_dog.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_dependency "models/arunit2_model"
+require "models/arunit2_model"
 
 class OtherDog < ARUnit2Model
   self.table_name = "dogs"
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/professor.rb b/activerecord/test/models/professor.rb
index abc23f40fff76..fe320226abdb0 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/professor.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/professor.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # frozen_string_literal: true
 
-require_dependency "models/arunit2_model"
+require "models/arunit2_model"
 
 class Professor < ARUnit2Model
   has_and_belongs_to_many :courses