1 files changed, 4 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association.rb
index 75b4c4481a..9ae452e7a1 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association.rb
@@ -9,17 +9,16 @@ module ActiveRecord
         type.presence && type.constantize
       end
 
-      private
+      def target_changed?
+        super || owner.saved_change_to_attribute?(reflection.foreign_type)
+      end
 
+      private
         def replace_keys(record)
           super
           owner[reflection.foreign_type] = record ? record.class.polymorphic_name : nil
         end
 
-        def different_target?(record)
-          super || record.class != klass
-        end
-
         def inverse_reflection_for(record)
           reflection.polymorphic_inverse_of(record.class)
         end