1 files changed, 8 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
index a9f6aaafef..d1d0cc4c49 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_association.rb
@@ -27,14 +27,12 @@ module ActiveRecord
             throw(:abort)
           end
 
+        when :destroy
+          # No point in executing the counter update since we're going to destroy the parent anyway
+          load_target.each { |t| t.destroyed_by_association = reflection }
+          destroy_all
         else
-          if options[:dependent] == :destroy
-            # No point in executing the counter update since we're going to destroy the parent anyway
-            load_target.each { |t| t.destroyed_by_association = reflection }
-            destroy_all
-          else
-            delete_all
-          end
+          delete_all
         end
       end
 
@@ -43,9 +41,9 @@ module ActiveRecord
         set_inverse_instance(record)
 
         if raise
-          record.save!(:validate => validate)
+          record.save!(validate: validate)
         else
-          record.save(:validate => validate)
+          record.save(validate: validate)
         end
       end
 
@@ -82,7 +80,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
           # If there's nothing in the database and @target has no new records
           # we are certain the current target is an empty array. This is a
           # documented side-effect of the method that may avoid an extra SELECT.
-          @target ||= [] and loaded! if count == 0
+          (@target ||= []) && loaded! if count == 0
 
           [association_scope.limit_value, count].compact.min
         end