diff --git a/lib/sprockets/rails.rb b/lib/sprockets/rails.rb
index 89975886..ee9eea00 100644
--- a/lib/sprockets/rails.rb
+++ b/lib/sprockets/rails.rb
@@ -1,13 +1,5 @@
 require 'sprockets/rails/version'
-require 'active_support'
 if defined? Rails::Railtie
   require 'sprockets/railtie'
 end
-
-module Sprockets
-  module Rails
-    def self.deprecator
-      @deprecator ||= ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("4.0", "Sprockets::Rails")
-    end
-  end
-end
+require 'sprockets/rails/deprecator'
diff --git a/lib/sprockets/rails/deprecator.rb b/lib/sprockets/rails/deprecator.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..def5eb7a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/sprockets/rails/deprecator.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "active_support"
+
+module Sprockets
+  module Rails
+    def self.deprecator
+      @deprecator ||= ActiveSupport::Deprecation.new("4.0", "Sprockets::Rails")
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/sprockets/railtie.rb b/lib/sprockets/railtie.rb
index 798ceb51..7058a19a 100644
--- a/lib/sprockets/railtie.rb
+++ b/lib/sprockets/railtie.rb
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 require 'sprockets'
 
 require 'sprockets/rails/asset_url_processor'
+require 'sprockets/rails/deprecator'
 require 'sprockets/rails/sourcemapping_url_processor'
 require 'sprockets/rails/context'
 require 'sprockets/rails/helper'