1 files changed, 7 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb
index e368fdfff9..fdc90df5b6 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute_assignment.rb
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ module ActiveRecord
     extend ActiveSupport::Concern
     include ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment
 
+    # Alias for `assign_attributes`. See +ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment+.
+    def attributes=(attributes)
+      assign_attributes(attributes)
+    end
+
+    private
+
     def _assign_attributes(attributes) # :nodoc:
       multi_parameter_attributes  = {}
       nested_parameter_attributes = {}
@@ -22,13 +29,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
       assign_multiparameter_attributes(multi_parameter_attributes) unless multi_parameter_attributes.empty?
     end
 
-    # Alias for `assign_attributes`. See +ActiveModel::AttributeAssignment+
-    def attributes=(attributes)
-      assign_attributes(attributes)
-    end
-
-    private
-
     # Assign any deferred nested attributes after the base attributes have been set.
     def assign_nested_parameter_attributes(pairs)
       pairs.each { |k, v| _assign_attribute(k, v) }