diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb b/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
index e097f5dde8..830c059e5f 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/configuration.rb
@@ -50,43 +50,43 @@ def initialize(operations = [], delete_operations = [])
       end
 
       def insert_before(*args, &block)
-        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.insert_before(*args, &block) }
       end
       ruby2_keywords(:insert_before) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords, true)
 
       alias :insert :insert_before
 
       def insert_after(*args, &block)
-        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.insert_after(*args, &block) }
       end
       ruby2_keywords(:insert_after) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords, true)
 
       def swap(*args, &block)
-        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.swap(*args, &block) }
       end
       ruby2_keywords(:swap) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords, true)
 
       def use(*args, &block)
-        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.use(*args, &block) }
       end
       ruby2_keywords(:use) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords, true)
 
       def delete(*args, &block)
-        @delete_operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @delete_operations << -> middleware { middleware.delete(*args, &block) }
       end
 
       def move_before(*args, &block)
-        @delete_operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @delete_operations << -> middleware { middleware.move_before(*args, &block) }
       end
 
       alias :move :move_before
 
       def move_after(*args, &block)
-        @delete_operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @delete_operations << -> middleware { middleware.move_after(*args, &block) }
       end
 
       def unshift(*args, &block)
-        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.send(__method__, *args, &block) }
+        @operations << -> middleware { middleware.unshift(*args, &block) }
       end
       ruby2_keywords(:unshift) if respond_to?(:ruby2_keywords, true)
 
diff --git a/railties/test/configuration/middleware_stack_proxy_test.rb b/railties/test/configuration/middleware_stack_proxy_test.rb
index a40ec8f8e5..6131cdd690 100644
--- a/railties/test/configuration/middleware_stack_proxy_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/configuration/middleware_stack_proxy_test.rb
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ def test_order
         @stack.delete :foo
 
         mock = Minitest::Mock.new
-        mock.expect :send, nil, [:swap, :foo]
-        mock.expect :send, nil, [:delete, :foo]
+        mock.expect :swap, nil, [:foo]
+        mock.expect :delete, nil, [:foo]
 
         @stack.merge_into mock
         mock.verify
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ def test_order
       private
         def assert_playback(msg_name, args)
           mock = Minitest::Mock.new
-          mock.expect :send, nil, [msg_name, args]
+          mock.expect msg_name, nil, [args]
           @stack.merge_into(mock)
           mock.verify
         end