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# File active_support/dependencies.rb, line 408
def remove_constant(const) #:nodoc:
  return false unless qualified_const_defined? const

  const = $1 if /\A::(.*)\Z/ =~ const.to_s
  names = const.to_s.split('::')
  if names.size == 1 # It's under Object
    parent = Object
  else
    parent = (names[0..-2] * '::').constantize
  end

  log "removing constant #{const}"
  parent.instance_eval { remove_const names.last }
  return true
end