Actually...1.9 does care.

Author: sarahmei

lib/rspec/rails/view_spec_methods.rb

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ module ViewSpecMethods
       # When class is `::ActionView::TestCase::TestController`, these methods
       # are exposed in view specs on the `controller` object.
       def add_to(klass)
+        return if klass.instance_methods.include?(:extra_params) && klass.instance_methods.include?(:extra_params=)
         return if klass.instance_methods.include?("extra_params") && klass.instance_methods.include?("extra_params=")
 
         klass.module_exec do
@@ -45,9 +46,10 @@ def extra_params
 
       # Removes methods `extra_params=` and `extra_params` from the indicated class.
       def remove_from(klass)
+        methods = klass.instance_methods
         klass.module_exec do
-          undef extra_params= if klass.instance_methods.include?(:extra_params=)
-          undef extra_params  if klass.instance_methods.include?(:extra_params)
+          undef extra_params= if methods.include?(:extra_params=) || methods.include?("extra_params=")
+          undef extra_params  if methods.include?(:extra_params)  || methods.include?("extra_params")
         end
       end
     end

spec/rspec/rails/view_spec_methods_spec.rb

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ class ::VCSampleClass; end
         it "adds them as instance methods" do
           ViewSpecMethods.add_to(VCSampleClass)
 
-          expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to include(:extra_params=)
-          expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to include(:extra_params)
+          expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to(include("extra_params=").or(include(:extra_params=)))
+          expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to(include("extra_params").or(include(:extra_params)))
         end
       end
 
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ def extra_params=; end
         it "removes them" do
           ViewSpecMethods.remove_from(VCSampleClass)
 
+          expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to_not include("extra_params=")
           expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to_not include(:extra_params=)
+          expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to_not include("extra_params")
           expect(VCSampleClass.instance_methods).to_not include(:extra_params)
         end
       end