diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/active_model.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/active_model.rb
index 0e51b9c568cbc977bdce9a5a2b1474ff86a274be..6183944bb0d0042a81c552f602535bfe79503563 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/active_model.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/active_model.rb
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@ def save
       end
 
       # PATCH/PUT update
-      def update_attributes(params=nil)
-        "#{name}.update_attributes(#{params})"
+      def update(params=nil)
+        "#{name}.update(#{params})"
       end
 
       # POST create
diff --git a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
index 4baad85e9e44946a5ea10d96a2cb4eb55e611de9..2512ce0af15ed590c0788299cecd5a35c468617c 100644
--- a/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
+++ b/railties/lib/rails/generators/rails/scaffold_controller/templates/controller.rb
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ def create
   # PATCH/PUT <%= route_url %>/1.json
   def update
     respond_to do |format|
-      if @<%= orm_instance.update_attributes("#{singular_table_name}_params") %>
+      if @<%= orm_instance.update("#{singular_table_name}_params") %>
         <%- if options[:html] -%>
         format.html { redirect_to @<%= singular_table_name %>, notice: <%= "'#{human_name} was successfully updated.'" %> }
         <%- end -%>
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb
index f13305adb05bedf2ab5ee6215107d89f1de42d03..290e4b57ccd48e3280c319b7ae1ef8c5bb52f1a0 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/scaffold_controller_generator_test.rb
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ def test_controller_skeleton_is_created
       end
 
       assert_instance_method :update, content do |m|
-        assert_match(/@user\.update_attributes\(user_params\)/, m)
+        assert_match(/@user\.update\(user_params\)/, m)
         assert_match(/@user\.errors/, m)
       end
 
diff --git a/railties/test/generators/scaffold_generator_test.rb b/railties/test/generators/scaffold_generator_test.rb
index f3f2c170ee2d027a07544261d9812bbce53cbba9..fbc9cd132149bba319730880b4617911c9287fda 100644
--- a/railties/test/generators/scaffold_generator_test.rb
+++ b/railties/test/generators/scaffold_generator_test.rb
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def test_scaffold_on_invoke
       end
 
       assert_instance_method :update, content do |m|
-        assert_match(/@product_line\.update_attributes\(product_line_params\)/, m)
+        assert_match(/@product_line\.update\(product_line_params\)/, m)
         assert_match(/@product_line\.errors/, m)
       end
 
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ def test_scaffold_with_namespace_on_invoke
       end
 
       assert_instance_method :update, content do |m|
-        assert_match(/@admin_role\.update_attributes\(admin_role_params\)/, m)
+        assert_match(/@admin_role\.update\(admin_role_params\)/, m)
         assert_match(/@admin_role\.errors/, m)
       end