1 files changed, 2 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rexml/source.rb b/lib/rexml/source.rb
index 227b0c56c4..112393cfd4 100644
--- a/lib/rexml/source.rb
+++ b/lib/rexml/source.rb
@@ -54,14 +54,12 @@ module REXML
     def encoding=(enc)
       return unless super
       @line_break = encode( '>' )
-      if @encoding != ::Encoding::UTF_8
+      if @encoding != 'UTF-8'
         @buffer = decode(@buffer)
         @to_utf = true
       else
         @to_utf = false
-        if @buffer.respond_to? :force_encoding
-          @buffer.force_encoding ::Encoding::UTF_8
-        end
+        @buffer.force_encoding ::Encoding::UTF_8
       end
     end