1 files changed, 3 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/actiontext/lib/action_text/attribute.rb b/actiontext/lib/action_text/attribute.rb
index f226dd21bd..ddc6822a4c 100644
--- a/actiontext/lib/action_text/attribute.rb
+++ b/actiontext/lib/action_text/attribute.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ module ActionText
       def has_rich_text(name)
         class_eval <<-CODE, __FILE__, __LINE__ + 1
           def #{name}
-            self.rich_text_#{name} ||= ActionText::RichText.new(name: "#{name}", record: self)
+            rich_text_#{name} || build_rich_text_#{name}
           end
 
           def #{name}=(body)
@@ -34,14 +34,11 @@ module ActionText
           end
         CODE
 
-        has_one :"rich_text_#{name}", -> { where(name: name) }, class_name: "ActionText::RichText", as: :record, inverse_of: :record, dependent: :destroy
+        has_one :"rich_text_#{name}", -> { where(name: name) },
+          class_name: "ActionText::RichText", as: :record, inverse_of: :record, autosave: true, dependent: :destroy
 
         scope :"with_rich_text_#{name}", -> { includes("rich_text_#{name}") }
         scope :"with_rich_text_#{name}_and_embeds", -> { includes("rich_text_#{name}": { embeds_attachments: :blob }) }
-
-        after_save do
-          public_send(name).save if public_send(name).changed?
-        end
       end
     end
   end