2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
index baba55ea43..9c66ed354e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/attribute_methods_test.rb
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ class AttributeMethodsTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
 
   def test_set_attributes_without_hash
     topic = Topic.new
-    assert_nothing_raised { topic.attributes = '' }
+    assert_raise(ArgumentError) { topic.attributes = '' }
   end
 
   def test_integers_as_nil
diff --git a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
index 30dc2a34c6..6cd3e2154e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/cases/persistence_test.rb
@@ -419,10 +419,6 @@ class PersistenceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert !Topic.find(1).approved?
   end
 
-  def test_update_attribute_does_not_choke_on_nil
-    assert Topic.find(1).update(nil)
-  end
-
   def test_update_attribute_for_readonly_attribute
     minivan = Minivan.find('m1')
     assert_raises(ActiveRecord::ActiveRecordError) { minivan.update_attribute(:color, 'black') }
@@ -701,6 +697,17 @@ class PersistenceTest < ActiveRecord::TestCase
     assert_equal topic.title, Topic.find(1234).title
   end
 
+  def test_update_attributes_parameters
+    topic = Topic.find(1)
+    assert_nothing_raised do
+      topic.update_attributes({})
+    end
+
+    assert_raises(ArgumentError) do
+      topic.update_attributes(nil)
+    end
+  end
+
   def test_update!
     Reply.validates_presence_of(:title)
     reply = Reply.find(2)