1 files changed, 14 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/rss/parser.rb b/lib/rss/parser.rb
index 5308211b9d..e63e06e20d 100644
--- a/lib/rss/parser.rb
+++ b/lib/rss/parser.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,17 @@
 require "forwardable"
-require "open-uri"
+begin
+  require "open-uri"
+rescue LoadError
+  require "uri"
+end
+unless Kernel.methods.include?("URI")
+  module Kernel
+    def URI(uri_str) # :doc:
+      URI.parse(uri_str)
+    end
+    module_function :URI
+  end
+end
 
 require "rss/rss"
 
@@ -414,7 +426,7 @@ module RSS
       end
 
       previous = @last_element
-      next_element = klass.__send__(:new, *args)
+      next_element = klass.new(*args)
       next_element.do_validate = @do_validate
       previous.funcall(:set_next_element, tag_name, next_element)
       @last_element = next_element