diff --git a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/templates/scaffolds/list.rhtml b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/templates/scaffolds/list.rhtml
index fad2aab7e4..fea23dc66f 100644
--- a/actionpack/lib/action_controller/templates/scaffolds/list.rhtml
+++ b/actionpack/lib/action_controller/templates/scaffolds/list.rhtml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <% end %>
     <td><%= link_to "Show", :action => "show#{@scaffold_suffix}", :id => entry %></td>
     <td><%= link_to "Edit", :action => "edit#{@scaffold_suffix}", :id => entry %></td>
-    <td><%= link_to "Destroy", {:action => "destroy#{@scaffold_suffix}", :id => entry}, { :confirm => "Are you sure?", :post => true} %></td>
+    <td><%= link_to "Destroy", {:action => "destroy#{@scaffold_suffix}", :id => entry}, { :confirm => "Are you sure?", :method => :post } %></td>
   </tr>
 <% end %>
 </table>
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold/templates/view_list.rhtml b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold/templates/view_list.rhtml
index ea1ca7ea53..3e2a414485 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold/templates/view_list.rhtml
+++ b/railties/lib/rails_generator/generators/components/scaffold/templates/view_list.rhtml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
   <%% end %>
     <td><%%= link_to 'Show', :action => 'show<%= suffix %>', :id => <%= singular_name %> %></td>
     <td><%%= link_to 'Edit', :action => 'edit<%= suffix %>', :id => <%= singular_name %> %></td>
-    <td><%%= link_to 'Destroy', { :action => 'destroy<%= suffix %>', :id => <%= singular_name %> }, :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :post => true %></td>
+    <td><%%= link_to 'Destroy', { :action => 'destroy<%= suffix %>', :id => <%= singular_name %> }, :confirm => 'Are you sure?', :method => :post %></td>
   </tr>
 <%% end %>
 </table>