diff --git a/lib/freedom_patches/performance_fixes.rb b/lib/freedom_patches/performance_fixes.rb
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+# perf fixes, review for each rails upgrade.
+
+class ActionView::Helpers::AssetTagHelper::AssetIncludeTag
+private
+
+  # pluralization is fairly expensive, and pluralizing the word javascript 400 times is pointless
+
+  def path_to_asset(source, options = {})
+    asset_paths.compute_public_path(source, pluralize_asset_name(asset_name), options.merge(:ext => extension))
+  end
+
+
+  def path_to_asset_source(source)
+    asset_paths.compute_source_path(source, pluralize_asset_name(asset_name), extension)
+  end
+
+
+  def pluralize_asset_name(asset_name)
+    @@pluralization_cache ||= {}
+    plural = @@pluralization_cache[asset_name] ||= asset_name.to_s.pluralize
+  end
+
+
+end
+