diff --git a/Changelog.md b/Changelog.md
index a16665007..d15e690f2 100644
--- a/Changelog.md
+++ b/Changelog.md
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ Bug fixes
   when the wrong number of args are passed (Jon Rowe).
 * Fix `double` on 1.9.2 so you can wrap them in an Array
   using `Array(my_double)` (Jon Rowe).
+* Fix `stub_const` and `hide_const` to handle constants that redefine `send`
+  (Sam Phippen).
 
 Deprecations
 
diff --git a/lib/rspec/mocks/mutate_const.rb b/lib/rspec/mocks/mutate_const.rb
index 174ea97cf..cc0ecf5cb 100644
--- a/lib/rspec/mocks/mutate_const.rb
+++ b/lib/rspec/mocks/mutate_const.rb
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ def mutate
           @context = recursive_const_get(@context_parts.join('::'))
           @original_value = get_const_defined_on(@context, @const_name)
 
-          @context.send(:remove_const, @const_name)
+          @context.__send__(:remove_const, @const_name)
         end
 
         def to_constant
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ def mutate
 
           constants_to_transfer = verify_constants_to_transfer!
 
-          @context.send(:remove_const, @const_name)
+          @context.__send__(:remove_const, @const_name)
           @context.const_set(@const_name, @mutated_value)
 
           transfer_nested_constants(constants_to_transfer)
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ def to_constant
         end
 
         def rspec_reset
-          @context.send(:remove_const, @const_name)
+          @context.__send__(:remove_const, @const_name)
           @context.const_set(@const_name, @original_value)
         end
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ def to_constant
         end
 
         def rspec_reset
-          @deepest_defined_const.send(:remove_const, @const_to_remove)
+          @deepest_defined_const.__send__(:remove_const, @const_to_remove)
         end
       end
 
diff --git a/spec/rspec/mocks/mutate_const_spec.rb b/spec/rspec/mocks/mutate_const_spec.rb
index af4b83dad..b2abe8371 100644
--- a/spec/rspec/mocks/mutate_const_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/rspec/mocks/mutate_const_spec.rb
@@ -12,6 +12,13 @@ class NestedEvenMore
   end
 end
 
+class TestClassThatDefinesSend
+  C = :c
+
+  def self.send
+  end
+end
+
 class TestSubClass < TestClass
   P = :p
 end
@@ -46,7 +53,7 @@ def reset_rspec_mocks
         after { change_const_value_to(original_const_value) }
 
         def change_const_value_to(value)
-          parent_const.send(:remove_const, last_const_part)
+          parent_const.__send__(:remove_const, last_const_part)
           parent_const.const_set(last_const_part, value)
         end
 
@@ -143,6 +150,11 @@ def change_const_value_to(value)
       end
 
       describe "#hide_const" do
+        context "for a loaded constant nested in a module that redefines `send`" do
+          it_behaves_like "loaded constant hiding", "TestClassThatDefinesSend::C"
+        end
+
+
         context 'for a loaded nested constant' do
           it_behaves_like "loaded constant hiding", "TestClass::Nested"
         end
@@ -205,6 +217,10 @@ def change_const_value_to(value)
       end
 
       describe "#stub_const" do
+        context "for a loaded constant nested in a module that redefines `send`" do
+          it_behaves_like "loaded constant stubbing", "TestClassThatDefinesSend::C"
+        end
+
         context 'for a loaded unnested constant' do
           it_behaves_like "loaded constant stubbing", "TestClass"
 
@@ -309,6 +325,10 @@ def change_const_value_to(value)
           it_behaves_like 'unloaded constant stubbing', "::SomeUndefinedConst"
         end
 
+        context "for an unloaded constant nested in a module that redefines `send`" do
+          it_behaves_like 'unloaded constant stubbing', "TestClassThatDefinesSend::SomeUndefinedConst"
+        end
+
         context 'for an unloaded constant with nested name that matches a top-level constant' do
           it_behaves_like "unloaded constant stubbing", "TestClass::Hash"
         end