diff --git a/elasticsearch-model/spec/elasticsearch/model/adapters/active_record/serialization_spec.rb b/elasticsearch-model/spec/elasticsearch/model/adapters/active_record/serialization_spec.rb
index e5b2072be..c1a8510bb 100644
--- a/elasticsearch-model/spec/elasticsearch/model/adapters/active_record/serialization_spec.rb
+++ b/elasticsearch-model/spec/elasticsearch/model/adapters/active_record/serialization_spec.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@
     context 'when a document is updated' do
 
       before do
-        article.update_attributes(title: 'UPDATED', status: 'yellow')
+        article.update_attribute(:title, 'UPDATED')
+        article.update_attribute(:status, 'yellow')
         ArticleWithCustomSerialization.__elasticsearch__.refresh_index!
       end