1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
index c3266f2bb4..d1458f30ba 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/associations/has_many_through_association.rb
@@ -114,11 +114,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
         end
 
         def target_reflection_has_associated_record?
-          if through_reflection.macro == :belongs_to && owner[through_reflection.foreign_key].blank?
-            false
-          else
-            true
-          end
+          !(through_reflection.macro == :belongs_to && owner[through_reflection.foreign_key].blank?)
         end
 
         def update_through_counter?(method)