Index: range.c
===================================================================
--- range.c	(revision 33809)
+++ range.c	(working copy)
@@ -816,23 +816,10 @@
     return rb_exec_recursive(inspect_range, range, 0);
 }
 
-/*
- *  call-seq:
- *     rng === obj       ->  true or false
- *
- *  Returns <code>true</code> if +obj+ is an element of
- *  the range, <code>false</code> otherwise.
- */
 
-static VALUE
-range_eqq(VALUE range, VALUE val)
-{
-    return rb_funcall(range, rb_intern("include?"), 1, val);
-}
-
-
 /*
  *  call-seq:
+ *     rng === obj       ->  true or false
  *     rng.member?(obj)  ->  true or false
  *     rng.include?(obj) ->  true or false
  *
@@ -1057,7 +1044,7 @@
     rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "initialize", range_initialize, -1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "initialize_copy", range_initialize_copy, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "==", range_eq, 1);
-    rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "===", range_eqq, 1);
+    rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "===", range_include, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "eql?", range_eql, 1);
     rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "hash", range_hash, 0);
     rb_define_method(rb_cRange, "each", range_each, 0);