diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e9b69d393..038751dab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -31,46 +31,18 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - ruby_version: "3.0"
             rails_version: "6.1"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
-          - ruby_version: "3.0"
-            rails_version: "6.1"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
-          - ruby_version: "3.1"
-            rails_version: "7.0"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
           - ruby_version: "3.1"
             rails_version: "7.0"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
           - ruby_version: "3.2"
             rails_version: "7.1"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
-          - ruby_version: "3.2"
-            rails_version: "7.1"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
-          - ruby_version: "3.3"
-            rails_version: "7.2"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
           - ruby_version: "3.3"
             rails_version: "7.2"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
-          - ruby_version: "3.3"
-            rails_version: "8.0"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
           - ruby_version: "3.3"
             rails_version: "8.0"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
           - ruby_version: "3.4"
             rails_version: "8.0"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
-          - ruby_version: "3.4"
-            rails_version: "8.0"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
-          - ruby_version: "head"
-            rails_version: "main"
-            mode: "capture_patch_disabled"
           - ruby_version: "head"
             rails_version: "main"
-            mode: "capture_patch_enabled"
     env:
       BUNDLE_GEMFILE: gemfiles/rails_${{ matrix.rails_version }}.gemfile
     steps:
@@ -91,7 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         RAISE_ON_WARNING: 1
         RAILS_VERSION: ${{ matrix.rails_version }}
         RUBY_VERSION: ${{ matrix.ruby_version }}
-        CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED: ${{ matrix.mode == 'capture_patch_enabled' && 'true' || 'false' }}
     - name: Upload coverage results
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4.4.0
       if: always()
diff --git a/lib/view_component/base.rb b/lib/view_component/base.rb
index 95a2e0ca5..3df2f6e2f 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/base.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/base.rb
@@ -16,8 +16,21 @@
 require "view_component/with_content_helper"
 require "view_component/use_helpers"
 
+module ActionView
+  class OutputBuffer
+    def with_buffer(buf = nil)
+      new_buffer = buf || +""
+      old_buffer, @raw_buffer = @raw_buffer, new_buffer
+      yield
+      new_buffer
+    ensure
+      @raw_buffer = old_buffer
+    end
+  end
+end
+
 module ViewComponent
-  class Base < ActionView::Base
+  class Base
     class << self
       delegate(*ViewComponent::Config.defaults.keys, to: :config)
 
@@ -33,6 +46,11 @@ def config
       end
     end
 
+    include ActionView::Helpers
+
+    include ERB::Escape
+    include ActiveSupport::CoreExt::ERBUtil
+
     include ViewComponent::InlineTemplate
     include ViewComponent::UseHelpers
     include ViewComponent::Slotable
@@ -48,6 +66,9 @@ def config
     # For Content Security Policy nonces
     delegate :content_security_policy_nonce, to: :helpers
 
+    # HTML construction methods
+    delegate :output_buffer, :lookup_context, :view_renderer, :view_flow, to: :helpers
+
     # Config option that strips trailing whitespace in templates before compiling them.
     class_attribute :__vc_strip_trailing_whitespace, instance_accessor: false, instance_predicate: false
     self.__vc_strip_trailing_whitespace = false # class_attribute:default doesn't work until Rails 5.2
@@ -64,7 +85,7 @@ def config
     # @param view_context [ActionView::Base] The original view context.
     # @return [void]
     def set_original_view_context(view_context)
-      self.__vc_original_view_context = view_context
+      # no-op
     end
 
     # Entrypoint for rendering components.
@@ -81,7 +102,7 @@ def render_in(view_context, &block)
       @view_context = view_context
       self.__vc_original_view_context ||= view_context
 
-      @output_buffer = ActionView::OutputBuffer.new
+      @output_buffer = view_context.output_buffer
 
       @lookup_context ||= view_context.lookup_context
 
@@ -112,14 +133,20 @@ def render_in(view_context, &block)
       before_render
 
       if render?
-        rendered_template = render_template_for(@__vc_variant, __vc_request&.format&.to_sym).to_s
+        value = nil
+
+        @output_buffer.with_buffer do
+          rendered_template = render_template_for(@__vc_variant, __vc_request&.format&.to_sym).to_s
 
-        # Avoid allocating new string when output_preamble and output_postamble are blank
-        if output_preamble.blank? && output_postamble.blank?
-          rendered_template
-        else
-          safe_output_preamble + rendered_template + safe_output_postamble
+          # Avoid allocating new string when output_preamble and output_postamble are blank
+          value = if output_preamble.blank? && output_postamble.blank?
+            rendered_template
+          else
+            safe_output_preamble + rendered_template + safe_output_postamble
+          end
         end
+
+        value
       else
         ""
       end
@@ -211,7 +238,7 @@ def initialize(*)
     def render(options = {}, args = {}, &block)
       if options.respond_to?(:set_original_view_context)
         options.set_original_view_context(self.__vc_original_view_context)
-        super
+        @view_context.render(options, args, &block)
       else
         __vc_original_view_context.render(options, args, &block)
       end
diff --git a/lib/view_component/capture_compatibility.rb b/lib/view_component/capture_compatibility.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 15477b3a3..000000000
--- a/lib/view_component/capture_compatibility.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,44 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-module ViewComponent
-  # CaptureCompatibility is a module that patches #capture to fix issues
-  # related to ViewComponent and functionality that relies on `capture`
-  # like forms, capture itself, turbo frames, etc.
-  #
-  # This underlying incompatibility with ViewComponent and capture is
-  # that several features like forms keep a reference to the primary
-  # `ActionView::Base` instance which has its own @output_buffer. When
-  # `#capture` is called on the original `ActionView::Base` instance while
-  # evaluating a block from a ViewComponent the @output_buffer is overridden
-  # in the ActionView::Base instance, and *not* the component. This results
-  # in a double render due to `#capture` implementation details.
-  #
-  # To resolve the issue, we override `#capture` so that we can delegate
-  # the `capture` logic to the ViewComponent that created the block.
-  module CaptureCompatibility
-    def self.included(base)
-      return if base < InstanceMethods
-
-      base.class_eval do
-        alias_method :original_capture, :capture
-      end
-
-      base.prepend(InstanceMethods)
-    end
-
-    module InstanceMethods
-      def capture(*args, &block)
-        # Handle blocks that originate from C code and raise, such as `&:method`
-        return original_capture(*args, &block) if block.source_location.nil?
-
-        block_context = block.binding.receiver
-
-        if block_context != self && block_context.class < ActionView::Base
-          block_context.original_capture(*args, &block)
-        else
-          original_capture(*args, &block)
-        end
-      end
-    end
-  end
-end
diff --git a/lib/view_component/collection.rb b/lib/view_component/collection.rb
index 798e38c25..4555ffe05 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/collection.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/collection.rb
@@ -9,15 +9,8 @@ class Collection
 
     delegate :size, to: :@collection
 
-    attr_accessor :__vc_original_view_context
-
-    def set_original_view_context(view_context)
-      self.__vc_original_view_context = view_context
-    end
-
     def render_in(view_context, &block)
       components.map do |component|
-        component.set_original_view_context(__vc_original_view_context)
         component.render_in(view_context, &block)
       end.join(rendered_spacer(view_context)).html_safe
     end
@@ -73,7 +66,6 @@ def component_options(item, iterator)
 
     def rendered_spacer(view_context)
       if @spacer_component
-        @spacer_component.set_original_view_context(__vc_original_view_context)
         @spacer_component.render_in(view_context)
       else
         ""
diff --git a/lib/view_component/engine.rb b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
index b920eb5d8..2ba506661 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/engine.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/engine.rb
@@ -68,14 +68,6 @@ class Engine < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
       end
     end
 
-    # :nocov:
-    initializer "view_component.enable_capture_patch" do |app|
-      ActiveSupport.on_load(:view_component) do
-        ActionView::Base.include(ViewComponent::CaptureCompatibility) if app.config.view_component.capture_compatibility_patch_enabled
-      end
-    end
-    # :nocov:
-
     initializer "view_component.set_autoload_paths" do |app|
       options = app.config.view_component
 
@@ -131,6 +123,39 @@ class Engine < Rails::Engine # :nodoc:
       # :nocov:
     end
 
+    initializer "view_component.propshaft_support" do |_app|
+      ActiveSupport.on_load(:view_component) do
+        if defined?(Propshaft)
+          include Propshaft::Helper
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    config.after_initialize do |app|
+      ActiveSupport.on_load(:view_component) do
+        if defined?(Sprockets::Rails)
+          include Sprockets::Rails::Helper
+
+          # Copy relevant config to VC context
+          # See: https://github.com/rails/sprockets-rails/blob/266ec49f3c7c96018dd75f9dc4f9b62fe3f7eecf/lib/sprockets/railtie.rb#L245
+          self.debug_assets      = app.config.assets.debug
+          self.digest_assets     = app.config.assets.digest
+          self.assets_prefix     = app.config.assets.prefix
+          self.assets_precompile = app.config.assets.precompile
+
+          self.assets_environment = app.assets
+          self.assets_manifest = app.assets_manifest
+
+          self.resolve_assets_with = app.config.assets.resolve_with
+
+          self.check_precompiled_asset = app.config.assets.check_precompiled_asset
+          self.unknown_asset_fallback  = app.config.assets.unknown_asset_fallback
+          # Expose the app precompiled asset check to the view
+          self.precompiled_asset_checker = -> logical_path { app.asset_precompiled? logical_path }
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
     initializer "static assets" do |app|
       if serve_static_preview_assets?(app.config)
         app.middleware.use(::ActionDispatch::Static, "#{root}/app/assets/vendor")
diff --git a/lib/view_component/render_component_helper.rb b/lib/view_component/render_component_helper.rb
index 945cd539d..96320857c 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/render_component_helper.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/render_component_helper.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 module ViewComponent
   module RenderComponentHelper # :nodoc:
     def render_component(component, &block)
-      component.set_original_view_context(__vc_original_view_context) if is_a?(ViewComponent::Base)
       component.render_in(self, &block)
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/view_component/slot.rb b/lib/view_component/slot.rb
index 205437040..33aa3ba38 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/slot.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/slot.rb
@@ -58,15 +58,7 @@ def to_s
           if defined?(@__vc_content_block)
             # render_in is faster than `parent.render`
             @__vc_component_instance.render_in(view_context) do |*args|
-              return @__vc_content_block.call(*args) if @__vc_content_block&.source_location.nil?
-
-              block_context = @__vc_content_block.binding.receiver
-
-              if block_context.class < ActionView::Base
-                block_context.capture(*args, &@__vc_content_block)
-              else
-                @__vc_content_block.call(*args)
-              end
+              @__vc_content_block.call(*args)
             end
           else
             @__vc_component_instance.render_in(view_context)
diff --git a/lib/view_component/template.rb b/lib/view_component/template.rb
index ebdeb0e87..4a1fed390 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/template.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/template.rb
@@ -48,8 +48,9 @@ def compile_to_component
         @component.silence_redefinition_of_method(@call_method_name)
 
         # rubocop:disable Style/EvalWithLocation
-        @component.class_eval <<-RUBY, @path, @lineno
+        @component.class_eval <<-RUBY, @path, @lineno - 1
         def #{@call_method_name}
+          @view_context.instance_variable_set(:@virtual_path, virtual_path)
           #{compiled_source}
         end
         RUBY
diff --git a/lib/view_component/translatable.rb b/lib/view_component/translatable.rb
index 422218207..42936e6b7 100644
--- a/lib/view_component/translatable.rb
+++ b/lib/view_component/translatable.rb
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ def store_translations(locale, data, options = EMPTY_HASH)
     def translate(key = nil, **options)
       raise ViewComponent::TranslateCalledBeforeRenderError if view_context.nil?
 
-      return super unless i18n_backend
+      return @view_context.translate(key, **options) unless i18n_backend
       return key.map { |k| translate(k, **options) } if key.is_a?(Array)
 
       locale = options.delete(:locale) || ::I18n.locale
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ def translate(key = nil, **options)
 
         # Fallback to the global translations
         if translated.is_a? ::I18n::MissingTranslation
-          return super(key, locale: locale, **options)
+          return @view_context.translate(key, locale: locale, **options)
         end
 
         translated = html_safe_translation(translated) if as_html
         translated
       else
-        super(key, locale: locale, **options)
+        @view_context.translate(key, locale: locale, **options)
       end
     end
     alias_method :t, :translate
diff --git a/test/sandbox/app/components/renders_non_component.html.erb b/test/sandbox/app/components/renders_non_component.html.erb
deleted file mode 100644
index a5a7b1a57..000000000
--- a/test/sandbox/app/components/renders_non_component.html.erb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-<%= render(@not_a_component) %>
diff --git a/test/sandbox/app/components/renders_non_component.rb b/test/sandbox/app/components/renders_non_component.rb
deleted file mode 100644
index 639d1b5af..000000000
--- a/test/sandbox/app/components/renders_non_component.rb
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
-class RendersNonComponent < ViewComponent::Base
-  class NotAComponent
-    attr_reader :render_in_view_context, :original_view_context
-
-    def render_in(view_context)
-      @render_in_view_context = view_context
-      "<span>I'm not a component</span>".html_safe
-    end
-
-    def set_original_view_context(view_context)
-      @original_view_context = view_context
-    end
-  end
-
-  def initialize(not_a_component:)
-    @not_a_component = not_a_component
-  end
-end
diff --git a/test/sandbox/config/environments/test.rb b/test/sandbox/config/environments/test.rb
index 8896f7e96..22f279726 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/config/environments/test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/config/environments/test.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,6 @@
   config.view_component.render_monkey_patch_enabled = true
   config.view_component.show_previews_source = true
   config.view_component.test_controller = "IntegrationExamplesController"
-  config.view_component.capture_compatibility_patch_enabled = ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
 
   # Tell Action Mailer not to deliver emails to the real world.
   # The :test delivery method accumulates sent emails in the
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/action_view_compatibility_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/action_view_compatibility_test.rb
index 71348f2f7..625c6c6c6 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/action_view_compatibility_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/action_view_compatibility_test.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 
 class ViewComponent::ActionViewCompatibilityTest < ViewComponent::TestCase
   def test_renders_form_for_labels_with_block_correctly
-    skip unless ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
     render_inline(FormForComponent.new)
 
     assert_selector("form > div > label > input")
@@ -12,7 +11,6 @@ def test_renders_form_for_labels_with_block_correctly
   end
 
   def test_renders_form_with_labels_with_block_correctly
-    skip unless ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
     render_inline(FormWithComponent.new)
 
     assert_selector("form > div > label > input")
@@ -20,7 +18,6 @@ def test_renders_form_with_labels_with_block_correctly
   end
 
   def test_form_without_compatibility_does_not_raise
-    skip unless ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
     render_inline(IncompatibleFormComponent.new)
 
     # Bad selector should be present, at least until fixed upstream or included by default
@@ -28,7 +25,6 @@ def test_form_without_compatibility_does_not_raise
   end
 
   def test_form_with_partial_render_works
-    skip unless ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
     render_inline(FormPartialComponent.new)
 
     # Bad selector should be present, at least until fixed upstream or included by default
@@ -36,16 +32,7 @@ def test_form_with_partial_render_works
   end
 
   def test_helper_with_content_tag
-    skip unless ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
     render_inline(ContentTagComponent.new)
     assert_selector("div > p")
   end
-
-  def test_including_compat_module_twice_does_not_blow_the_stack
-    skip unless ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
-    ActionView::Base.include(ViewComponent::CaptureCompatibility)
-    render_inline(FormForComponent.new)
-    assert_selector("form > div > label > input")
-    refute_selector("form > div > input")
-  end
 end
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb
index 86c662a02..96c9ecf6d 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/config_test.rb
@@ -40,13 +40,5 @@ def test_all_methods_are_documented
       assert configuration_methods_to_document.map(&:docstring).all?(&:present?),
         "Configuration options are missing docstrings."
     end
-
-    def test_compatibility_module_included
-      if ENV["CAPTURE_PATCH_ENABLED"] == "true"
-        assert ActionView::Base < ViewComponent::CaptureCompatibility
-      else
-        refute ActionView::Base < ViewComponent::CaptureCompatibility
-      end
-    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/integration_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/integration_test.rb
index 76e65cf4d..ca1666947 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/integration_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/integration_test.rb
@@ -579,11 +579,7 @@ def test_render_component_in_turbo_stream
       expected_response_body = <<~TURBOSTREAM
         <turbo-stream action="update" target="area1"><template><span>Hello, world!</span></template></turbo-stream>
       TURBOSTREAM
-      if ViewComponent::Base.config.capture_compatibility_patch_enabled
-        assert_equal expected_response_body, response.body
-      else
-        assert_not_equal expected_response_body, response.body
-      end
+      assert_equal expected_response_body, response.body
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb b/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb
index fa3e6fb0e..4290ea4ae 100644
--- a/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb
+++ b/test/sandbox/test/rendering_test.rb
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ def test_render_inline_allocations
     MyComponent.ensure_compiled
 
     allocations = (Rails.version.to_f >= 8.0) ?
-      {"3.5.0" => 119, "3.4.2" => 125, "3.3.7" => 137} :
+      {"3.5.0" => 119, "3.4.2" => 127, "3.3.7" => 137} :
       {"3.3.7" => 128, "3.3.0" => 140, "3.2.8" => 126, "3.1.7" => 126, "3.0.7" => 135}
 
     assert_allocations(**allocations) do
@@ -1064,20 +1064,6 @@ def test_component_renders_without_trailing_whitespace
     refute @rendered_content =~ /\s+\z/, "Rendered component contains trailing whitespace"
   end
 
-  def test_renders_objects_in_component_view_context
-    not_a_component = RendersNonComponent::NotAComponent.new
-    component = RendersNonComponent.new(not_a_component: not_a_component)
-
-    render_inline(component)
-
-    assert_selector "span", text: "I'm not a component"
-
-    assert(
-      not_a_component.render_in_view_context == component,
-      "Component-like object was not rendered in the parent component's view context"
-    )
-  end
-
   def test_renders_nested_collection
     items = %w[foo bar baz boo]
     render_inline(NestedCollectionWrapperComponent.new(items: items))