diff --git a/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb b/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb
index 57b44eb98..a53a72a20 100644
--- a/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/forum_posts_controller.rb
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class ForumPostsController < ApplicationController
   def destroy
     @forum_post = ForumPost.find(params[:id])
     raise User::PrivilegeError unless @forum_post.editable_by?(CurrentUser.user)
-    @forum_post.update_attribute(:is_deleted, true)
+    @forum_post.update_column(:is_deleted, true)
     respond_with(@forum_post)
   end