lib/cancan/controller_resource.rb

@@ -24,10 +24,6 @@ module CanCan
     def load_and_authorize_resource
       load_resource
       authorize_resource
-      if update_actions.include?(@params[:action].to_sym)
-        update_resource
-        authorize_resource # Reauthorize the now-updated resource
-      end
     end
 
     def load_resource
@@ -90,10 +86,6 @@ module CanCan
       assign_attributes(resource)
     end
 
-    def update_resource
-      resource.assign_attributes(resource_params || {})
-    end
-
     def assign_attributes(resource)
       resource.send("#{parent_name}=", parent_resource) if @options[:singleton] && parent_resource
       initial_attributes.each do |attr_name, value|
@@ -260,10 +252,6 @@ module CanCan
       [:new, :create] + [@options[:new]].flatten
     end
 
-    def update_actions
-      [:update] #TODO: check what @options is for
-    end
-
     private
 
     def extract_key(value)