1 files changed, 2 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 40ff06edab..635f756b41 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -1917,11 +1917,8 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
     private
 
     def unescape(value)
-      begin
-        require "cgi/escape"
-      rescue LoadError
-        require "cgi/util"
-      end
+      require 'cgi/escape'
+      require 'cgi/util' unless defined?(CGI::EscapeExt)
       CGI.unescape(value)
     end