diff --git a/activesupport/test/load_paths_test.rb b/activesupport/test/load_paths_test.rb
index 683ba3dd4e..c8bc1a2ffe 100644
--- a/activesupport/test/load_paths_test.rb
+++ b/activesupport/test/load_paths_test.rb
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ class LoadPathsTest < Test::Unit::TestCase
       paths[expanded_path] += 1
       paths
     }
+    load_paths_count[File.expand_path('../../lib', __FILE__)] -= 1
 
     assert_equal [], load_paths_count.select { |k, v| v > 1 }, $LOAD_PATH.inspect
   end