1 files changed, 1 insertions, 6 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 4ce3474bd5..55d789c66a 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/belongs_to_polymorphic_association.rb
@@ -13,12 +13,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
         def replace_keys(record)
           super
-          owner[reflection.foreign_type] = record.class.base_class.name
-        end
-
-        def remove_keys
-          super
-          owner[reflection.foreign_type] = nil
+          owner[reflection.foreign_type] = record ? record.class.base_class.name : nil
         end
 
         def different_target?(record)