diff --git a/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb b/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb
index a70c02a429..78245c1f95 100644
--- a/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb
+++ b/actionpack/test/template/url_helper_test.rb
@@ -386,13 +386,11 @@ def test_mail_to
   def test_mail_to_with_javascript
     snippet = mail_to("me@domain.com", "My email", :encode => "javascript")
     assert_dom_equal "<script type=\"text/javascript\">eval(decodeURIComponent('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%5c%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%65%40%64%6f%6d%61%69%6e%2e%63%6f%6d%5c%22%3e%4d%79%20%65%6d%61%69%6c%3c%5c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b'))</script>", snippet
-    assert snippet.html_safe?
   end
 
   def test_mail_to_with_javascript_unicode
     snippet = mail_to("unicode@example.com", "únicode", :encode => "javascript")
     assert_dom_equal "<script type=\"text/javascript\">eval(decodeURIComponent('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%5c%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%75%6e%69%63%6f%64%65%40%65%78%61%6d%70%6c%65%2e%63%6f%6d%5c%22%3e%c3%ba%6e%69%63%6f%64%65%3c%5c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b'))</script>", snippet
-    assert snippet.html_safe
   end
 
   def test_mail_with_options
@@ -421,6 +419,12 @@ def test_mail_to_with_replace_options
     assert_dom_equal "<script type=\"text/javascript\">eval(decodeURIComponent('%64%6f%63%75%6d%65%6e%74%2e%77%72%69%74%65%28%27%3c%61%20%68%72%65%66%3d%5c%22%6d%61%69%6c%74%6f%3a%6d%65%40%64%6f%6d%61%69%6e%2e%63%6f%6d%5c%22%3e%6d%65%28%61%74%29%64%6f%6d%61%69%6e%28%64%6f%74%29%63%6f%6d%3c%5c%2f%61%3e%27%29%3b'))</script>", mail_to("me@domain.com", nil, :encode => "javascript", :replace_at => "(at)", :replace_dot => "(dot)")
   end
 
+  def test_mail_to_returns_html_safe_string
+    assert mail_to("david@loudthinking.com").html_safe?
+    assert mail_to("me@domain.com", "My email", :encode => "javascript").html_safe?
+    assert mail_to("me@domain.com", "My email", :encode => "hex").html_safe?
+  end
+
   # TODO: button_to looks at this ... why?
   def protect_against_forgery?
     false