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diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
index 67490ecd97..c8f8f2c3d8 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/base.rb
@@ -120,23 +120,22 @@ module ActiveRecord #:nodoc:
# All column values are automatically available through basic accessors on the Active Record
# object, but sometimes you want to specialize this behavior. This can be done by overwriting
# the default accessors (using the same name as the attribute) and calling
- # <tt>read_attribute(attr_name)</tt> and <tt>write_attribute(attr_name, value)</tt> to actually
- # change things.
+ # super to actually change things.
#
# class Song < ActiveRecord::Base
# # Uses an integer of seconds to hold the length of the song
#
# def length=(minutes)
- # write_attribute(:length, minutes.to_i * 60)
+ # super(minutes.to_i * 60)
# end
#
# def length
- # read_attribute(:length) / 60
+ # super / 60
# end
# end
#
# You can alternatively use <tt>self[:attribute]=(value)</tt> and <tt>self[:attribute]</tt>
- # instead of <tt>write_attribute(:attribute, value)</tt> and <tt>read_attribute(:attribute)</tt>.
+ # or <tt>write_attribute(:attribute, value)</tt> and <tt>read_attribute(:attribute)</tt>.
#
# == Attribute query methods
#