1 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb
index 63eb38ab34..c54e397ae4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_association.rb
@@ -29,17 +29,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         @updated
       end
 
-      def stale_target?
-        if @target && @target.persisted?
-          target_id   = @target[@reflection.association_primary_key].to_s
-          foreign_key = @owner[@reflection.foreign_key].to_s
-
-          target_id != foreign_key
-        else
-          false
-        end
-      end
-
       private
         def update_counters(record)
           counter_cache_name = @reflection.counter_cache_column
@@ -106,6 +95,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
             @owner[@reflection.foreign_key]
           end
         end
+
+        def stale_state
+          @owner[@reflection.foreign_key].to_s
+        end
     end
   end
 end