diff --git a/config/application.rb b/config/application.rb
index 4cf1657..48cebf0 100644
--- a/config/application.rb
+++ b/config/application.rb
@@ -2,6 +2,11 @@ require File.expand_path('../boot', __FILE__)
 
 require 'rails/all'
 
+# FIXME this silences the warnings about Rails 2.3-style plugins under
+# vendor/plugins, which are deprecated. Hiding those warnings makes it easier
+# to work for now, but we should really look at putting those plugins away.
+ActiveSupport::Deprecation.silenced = true
+
 if defined?(Bundler)
   # If you precompile assets before deploying to production, use this line
   Bundler.require(*Rails.groups(:assets => %w(development test)))
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