1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/activemodel/test/cases/validations/presence_validation_test.rb b/activemodel/test/cases/validations/presence_validation_test.rb
index c4d787dadb..7fc78b1835 100644
--- a/activemodel/test/cases/validations/presence_validation_test.rb
+++ b/activemodel/test/cases/validations/presence_validation_test.rb
@@ -19,26 +19,26 @@ class PresenceValidationTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
   def test_validate_presences
     Topic.validates_presence_of(:title, :content)
 
-    t = Topic.create
-    assert !t.save
+    t = Topic.new
+    assert t.invalid?
     assert_equal ["can't be blank"], t.errors[:title]
     assert_equal ["can't be blank"], t.errors[:content]
 
     t.title = "something"
     t.content  = "   "
 
-    assert !t.save
+    assert t.invalid?
     assert_equal ["can't be blank"], t.errors[:content]
 
     t.content = "like stuff"
 
-    assert t.save
+    assert t.valid?
   end
 
   test 'accepts array arguments' do
     Topic.validates_presence_of %w(title content)
     t = Topic.new
-    assert !t.valid?
+    assert t.invalid?
     assert_equal ["can't be blank"], t.errors[:title]
     assert_equal ["can't be blank"], t.errors[:content]
   end
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class PresenceValidationTest < ActiveModel::TestCase
   def test_validates_acceptance_of_with_custom_error_using_quotes
     Person.validates_presence_of :karma, :message => "This string contains 'single' and \"double\" quotes"
     p = Person.new
-    assert !p.valid?
+    assert p.invalid?
     assert_equal "This string contains 'single' and \"double\" quotes", p.errors[:karma].last
   end