2 files changed, 1 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/reference.rb b/activerecord/test/models/reference.rb
index 1636c118a2..c2f9068f57 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/reference.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/reference.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class Reference < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   def make_comments
     if self.class.make_comments
-      person.update_attributes :comments => "Reference destroyed"
+      person.update comments: "Reference destroyed"
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb b/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb
index 079e325aad..c88262580e 100644
--- a/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb
+++ b/activerecord/test/models/reply.rb
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 require 'models/topic'
 
 class Reply < Topic
-  scope :base, -> { scoped }
-
   belongs_to :topic, :foreign_key => "parent_id", :counter_cache => true
   belongs_to :topic_with_primary_key, :class_name => "Topic", :primary_key => "title", :foreign_key => "parent_title", :counter_cache => "replies_count"
   has_many :replies, :class_name => "SillyReply", :dependent => :destroy, :foreign_key => "parent_id"