diff --git a/railties/test/boot_test.rb b/railties/test/boot_test.rb
index 0754777dd62e0..7736a8f4c0c34 100644
--- a/railties/test/boot_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/boot_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/abstract_unit"
+require 'abstract_unit'
 require 'initializer'
 require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/../environments/boot"
 
diff --git a/railties/test/console_app_test.rb b/railties/test/console_app_test.rb
index ac499e0f15679..7615d95498dac 100644
--- a/railties/test/console_app_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/console_app_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/abstract_unit'
+require 'abstract_unit'
 
 require 'action_controller' # console_app uses 'action_controller/integration'
 
diff --git a/railties/test/fcgi_dispatcher_test.rb b/railties/test/fcgi_dispatcher_test.rb
index 7949cb652531a..7e84402a21638 100644
--- a/railties/test/fcgi_dispatcher_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/fcgi_dispatcher_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + "/abstract_unit"
+require 'abstract_unit'
 
 uses_mocha 'fcgi dispatcher tests' do
 
diff --git a/railties/test/initializer_test.rb b/railties/test/initializer_test.rb
index 156f670e87c41..3a49b2ddb46e8 100644
--- a/railties/test/initializer_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/initializer_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/abstract_unit"
+require 'abstract_unit'
 require 'initializer'
 
 class ConfigurationMock < Rails::Configuration
diff --git a/railties/test/plugin_loader_test.rb b/railties/test/plugin_loader_test.rb
index fe77de4474535..ec420784a39e1 100644
--- a/railties/test/plugin_loader_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/plugin_loader_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/plugin_test_helper'
+require 'plugin_test_helper'
 
 uses_mocha "Plugin Loader Tests" do
 
@@ -137,4 +137,4 @@ def reset_load_path!
       end
   end
     
-end
\ No newline at end of file
+end
diff --git a/railties/test/plugin_locator_test.rb b/railties/test/plugin_locator_test.rb
index ccd270dd10a0a..46b386d59d4a0 100644
--- a/railties/test/plugin_locator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/plugin_locator_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/plugin_test_helper'
+require 'plugin_test_helper'
 
 uses_mocha "Plugin Locator Tests" do
 
@@ -66,4 +66,4 @@ def test_should_not_raise_any_error_and_return_no_plugins_if_the_plugin_path_val
     end
   end
 
-end # uses_mocha
\ No newline at end of file
+end # uses_mocha
diff --git a/railties/test/plugin_test.rb b/railties/test/plugin_test.rb
index 0f08c314db5d2..32c72f1b314bd 100644
--- a/railties/test/plugin_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/plugin_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require File.dirname(__FILE__) + '/plugin_test_helper'
+require 'plugin_test_helper'
 
 uses_mocha "Plugin Tests" do
 
@@ -138,4 +138,4 @@ def plugin_for(path)
       end
   end
 
-end # uses_mocha
\ No newline at end of file
+end # uses_mocha
diff --git a/railties/test/rails_info_controller_test.rb b/railties/test/rails_info_controller_test.rb
index b73ce5a09af56..17c7d9deea568 100644
--- a/railties/test/rails_info_controller_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/rails_info_controller_test.rb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-require "#{File.dirname(__FILE__)}/abstract_unit"
+require 'abstract_unit'
 require 'action_controller'
 require 'action_controller/test_process'