diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb b/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
index 22dc2295997ec..b46defcd7ece8 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller.rb
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 
 require "abstract_controller"
 require "action_dispatch"
-require "action_controller/metal/live"
 require "action_controller/metal/strong_parameters"
 
 module ActionController
@@ -20,6 +19,10 @@ module ActionController
   end
 
   autoload_under "metal" do
+    eager_autoload do
+      autoload :Live
+    end
+
     autoload :ConditionalGet
     autoload :ContentSecurityPolicy
     autoload :Cookies