diff --git a/app/models/concerns/build_list_observer.rb b/app/models/concerns/build_list_observer.rb
index 3cd62edcb..d44353c42 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/build_list_observer.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/build_list_observer.rb
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ module BuildListObserver
           end
           build_count = statistic.build_count.to_i
           new_av_time = ( statistic.average_build_time * build_count + duration.to_i ) / ( build_count + 1 )
-          statistic.update_attributes({average_build_time: new_av_time, build_count: build_count + 1}, without_protection: true)
+          statistic.update_attributes(average_build_time: new_av_time, build_count: build_count + 1)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/app/models/concerns/feed/comment.rb b/app/models/concerns/feed/comment.rb
index d10ab4322..bc6652f1f 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/feed/comment.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/feed/comment.rb
@@ -17,22 +17,20 @@ module Feed::Comment
         if can_notify_on_new_comment?(subscribe)
           UserMailer.new_comment_notification(self, subscribe.user_id).deliver unless own_comment?(subscribe.user)
           ActivityFeed.create(
-            {
-              user_id:           subscribe.user_id,
-              kind:              'new_comment_notification',
-              project_owner:     project.owner_uname,
-              project_name:      project.name,
-              creator_id:        user_id,
-              data: {
-                creator_name:    user.name,
-                creator_email:   user.email,
-                comment_body:    body.truncate(100, omission: '…'),
-                issue_title:     commentable.title,
-                issue_serial_id: commentable.serial_id,
-                project_id:      commentable.project.id,
-                comment_id:      id
-              }
-            }, without_protection: true
+            user_id:           subscribe.user_id,
+            kind:              'new_comment_notification',
+            project_owner:     project.owner_uname,
+            project_name:      project.name,
+            creator_id:        user_id,
+            data: {
+              creator_name:    user.name,
+              creator_email:   user.email,
+              comment_body:    body.truncate(100, omission: '…'),
+              issue_title:     commentable.title,
+              issue_serial_id: commentable.serial_id,
+              project_id:      commentable.project.id,
+              comment_id:      id
+            }
           )
         end
       end
@@ -46,23 +44,21 @@ module Feed::Comment
           UserMailer.new_comment_notification(self, subscribe.user_id).deliver
         end
         ActivityFeed.create(
-          {
-            user_id:          subscribe.user_id,
-            kind:             'new_comment_commit_notification',
-            project_owner:    project.owner_uname,
-            project_name:     project.name,
-            creator_id:       user_id,
-            data:     {
-              creator_name:   user.name,
-              creator_email:  user.email,
+          user_id:          subscribe.user_id,
+          kind:             'new_comment_commit_notification',
+          project_owner:    project.owner_uname,
+          project_name:     project.name,
+          creator_id:       user_id,
+          data:     {
+            creator_name:   user.name,
+            creator_email:  user.email,
 
-              comment_body:   body.truncate(100, omission: '…'),
-              commit_message: commentable.message.truncate(70, omission: '…'),
-              commit_id:      commentable.id,
-              project_id:     project.id,
-              comment_id:     id
-            }
-          }, without_protection: true
+            comment_body:   body.truncate(100, omission: '…'),
+            commit_message: commentable.message.truncate(70, omission: '…'),
+            commit_id:      commentable.id,
+            project_id:     project.id,
+            comment_id:     id
+          }
         )
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb b/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb
index cfb08ed7b..10814759a 100644
--- a/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/build_list_spec.rb
@@ -191,8 +191,8 @@ describe BuildList do
         auto_publish_status:  BuildList::AUTO_PUBLISH_STATUS_DEFAULT,
         project:              project
       )
-      bl.update_attributes({commit_hash: bl.project.repo.commits('master').last.id,
-        status: BuildList::BUILD_PUBLISH}, without_protection: true)
+      bl.update_attributes(commit_hash: bl.project.repo.commits('master').last.id,
+        status: BuildList::BUILD_PUBLISH)
       bl.published
       expect(subject.count).to eq 1
     end
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ describe BuildList do
     let(:build_list) { FactoryGirl.create(:build_list) }
 
     before do
-      build_list.update_attributes({ status: BuildList::SUCCESS }, without_protection: true)
+      build_list.update_attributes(status: BuildList::SUCCESS)
       allow(build_list).to receive(:valid_branch_for_publish?).and_return(true)
     end
 
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ describe BuildList do
     let(:build_list) { FactoryGirl.create(:build_list) }
 
     before do
-      build_list.update_attributes({ status: BuildList::SUCCESS }, without_protection: true)
+      build_list.update_attributes(status: BuildList::SUCCESS)
     end
 
     it 'returns true for eligible build' do