Simplify ActiveRecord::Base#update_attribute

activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb

@@ -2252,12 +2252,12 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
         end
       end
 
-      # Updates a single attribute and saves the record. This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records.
-      # Note: This method is overwritten by the Validation module that'll make sure that updates made with this method
-      # aren't subjected to validation checks. Hence, attributes can be updated even if the full object isn't valid.
+      # Updates a single attribute and saves the record without going through the normal validation procedure.
+      # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
+      # in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
       def update_attribute(name, value)
         send(name.to_s + '=', value)
-        save
+        save(false)
       end
 
       # Updates all the attributes from the passed-in Hash and saves the record. If the object is invalid, the saving will

activerecord/lib/active_record/validations.rb

@@ -277,7 +277,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       base.class_eval do
         alias_method_chain :save, :validation
         alias_method_chain :save!, :validation
-        alias_method_chain :update_attribute, :validation_skipping
       end
 
       base.send :include, ActiveSupport::Callbacks
@@ -914,14 +913,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       end
     end
 
-    # Updates a single attribute and saves the record without going through the normal validation procedure.
-    # This is especially useful for boolean flags on existing records. The regular +update_attribute+ method
-    # in Base is replaced with this when the validations module is mixed in, which it is by default.
-    def update_attribute_with_validation_skipping(name, value)
-      send(name.to_s + '=', value)
-      save(false)
-    end
-
     # Runs +validate+ and +validate_on_create+ or +validate_on_update+ and returns true if no errors were added otherwise false.
     def valid?
       errors.clear