diff --git a/lib/canvas/oauth/token.rb b/lib/canvas/oauth/token.rb
index 6c2d945f654..ffbc75d9b47 100644
--- a/lib/canvas/oauth/token.rb
+++ b/lib/canvas/oauth/token.rb
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ module Canvas::Oauth
       @access_token
     end
 
-    def to_json
+    def as_json(options={})
       {
         'access_token' => access_token.full_token,
         'user' => user.as_json(:only => [:id, :name], :include_root => false),
diff --git a/lib/gradebook_importer.rb b/lib/gradebook_importer.rb
index 3a30305bc6c..b8de17401dd 100644
--- a/lib/gradebook_importer.rb
+++ b/lib/gradebook_importer.rb
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class GradebookImporter
     student.write_attribute(:submissions, l)
   end
   
-  def to_json
+  def as_json(options={})
     {
       :students => @students.map { |s| student_to_hash(s) },
       :assignments => @assignments.map { |a| assignment_to_hash(a) },
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ class GradebookImporter
       },
       :original_submissions => @original_submissions,
       :unchanged_assignments => @unchanged_assignments
-    }.to_json
+    }
   end
   
   protected
diff --git a/lib/user_list.rb b/lib/user_list.rb
index e60b6ab07e4..4e0feebf337 100644
--- a/lib/user_list.rb
+++ b/lib/user_list.rb
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ class UserList
   
   attr_reader :errors, :addresses, :duplicate_addresses
   
-  def to_json(*options)
+  def as_json(*options)
     {
       :users => addresses.map { |a| a.reject { |k, v| k == :shard } },
       :duplicates => duplicate_addresses,
       :errored_users => errors
-    }.to_json
+    }
   end
 
   def users
diff --git a/spec/lib/canvas/oauth/token_spec.rb b/spec/lib/canvas/oauth/token_spec.rb
index b952b065e53..00a687eca6c 100644
--- a/spec/lib/canvas/oauth/token_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/canvas/oauth/token_spec.rb
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@ module Canvas::Oauth
       end
     end
 
-    describe '#to_json' do
-      let(:json) { token.to_json }
+    describe '#as_json' do
+      let(:json) { token.as_json }
 
       it 'includes the access token' do
         json['access_token'].should be_a String
diff --git a/spec/lib/gradebook_importer_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gradebook_importer_spec.rb
index 3040e55a043..671f81eafc4 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gradebook_importer_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gradebook_importer_spec.rb
@@ -108,27 +108,27 @@ describe GradebookImporter do
       end
 
       importer_with_rows(uploaded_csv)
-      hash = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(@gi.to_json)
+      hash = @gi.as_json
 
-      hash['students'][0]['id'].should == @u1.id
-      hash['students'][0]['original_id'].should == @u1.id
-      hash['students'][0]['name'].should eql(@u1.name)
+      hash[:students][0][:id].should == @u1.id
+      hash[:students][0][:original_id].should == @u1.id
+      hash[:students][0][:name].should eql(@u1.name)
 
-      hash['students'][1]['id'].should == @u2.id
-      hash['students'][1]['original_id'].should == @u2.id
+      hash[:students][1][:id].should == @u2.id
+      hash[:students][1][:original_id].should == @u2.id
 
-      hash['students'][2]['id'].should == @u3.id
-      hash['students'][2]['original_id'].should == @u3.id
+      hash[:students][2][:id].should == @u3.id
+      hash[:students][2][:original_id].should == @u3.id
 
       # Looking up by login, but there are no active pseudonyms for u4
-      hash['students'][3]['id'].should < 0
-      hash['students'][3]['original_id'].should be_nil
+      hash[:students][3][:id].should < 0
+      hash[:students][3][:original_id].should be_nil
 
-      hash['students'][4]['id'].should == @u5.id
-      hash['students'][4]['original_id'].should == @u5.id
+      hash[:students][4][:id].should == @u5.id
+      hash[:students][4][:original_id].should == @u5.id
 
-      hash['students'][5]['id'].should <  0
-      hash['students'][5]['original_id'].should be_nil
+      hash[:students][5][:id].should <  0
+      hash[:students][5][:original_id].should be_nil
     end
     
     it "should allow ids that look like numbers" do
@@ -155,13 +155,13 @@ describe GradebookImporter do
       end
 
       importer_with_rows(uploaded_csv)
-      hash = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(@gi.to_json)
+      hash = @gi.as_json
 
-      hash['students'][0]['id'].should == @u0.id
-      hash['students'][0]['original_id'].should == @u0.id
+      hash[:students][0][:id].should == @u0.id
+      hash[:students][0][:original_id].should == @u0.id
 
-      hash['students'][1]['id'].should == @u1.id
-      hash['students'][1]['original_id'].should == @u1.id
+      hash[:students][1][:id].should == @u1.id
+      hash[:students][1][:original_id].should == @u1.id
     end
   end
 
@@ -264,20 +264,20 @@ describe GradebookImporter do
     end
 
     it "should have a simplified json output" do
-      hash = ActiveSupport::JSON.decode(@gi.to_json)
-      hash.keys.sort.should eql(["assignments", "missing_objects", "original_submissions", "students", "unchanged_assignments"])
-      students = hash["students"]
+      hash = @gi.as_json
+      hash.keys.sort.should eql([:assignments, :missing_objects, :original_submissions, :students, :unchanged_assignments])
+      students = hash[:students]
       students.should be_is_a(Array)
       student = students.first
-      student.keys.sort.should eql(["id", "last_name_first", "name", "original_id", "submissions"])
-      submissions = student["submissions"]
+      student.keys.sort.should eql([:id, :last_name_first, :name, :original_id, :submissions])
+      submissions = student[:submissions]
       submissions.should be_is_a(Array)
       submission = submissions.first
       submission.keys.sort.should eql(["assignment_id", "grade", "original_grade"])
-      assignments = hash["assignments"]
+      assignments = hash[:assignments]
       assignments.should be_is_a(Array)
       assignment = assignments.first
-      assignment.keys.sort.should eql(["grading_type", "id", "original_id", "points_possible", "title"])
+      assignment.keys.sort.should eql([:grading_type, :id, :original_id, :points_possible, :title])
     end
   end
 end