diff --git a/app/models/spree/order.rb b/app/models/spree/order.rb
index 58e1c7304b..ce992107fb 100644
--- a/app/models/spree/order.rb
+++ b/app/models/spree/order.rb
@@ -765,13 +765,6 @@ module Spree
       address
     end
 
-    # Update attributes of a record in the database without callbacks, validations etc.
-    #   This was originally an extension to ActiveRecord in Spree but only used for Spree::Order
-    def update_attributes_without_callbacks(attributes)
-      assign_attributes(attributes)
-      Spree::Order.where(id: id).update_all(attributes)
-    end
-
     private
 
     def process_each_payment
diff --git a/engines/order_management/app/services/order_management/order/updater.rb b/engines/order_management/app/services/order_management/order/updater.rb
index e7cb051a4f..6ff7ef5ef6 100644
--- a/engines/order_management/app/services/order_management/order/updater.rb
+++ b/engines/order_management/app/services/order_management/order/updater.rb
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ module OrderManagement
         # update totals a second time in case updated adjustments have an effect on the total
         update_totals
 
-        order.update_attributes_without_callbacks(
+        order.update_columns(
           payment_state: order.payment_state,
           shipment_state: order.shipment_state,
           item_total: order.item_total,
diff --git a/engines/order_management/spec/services/order_management/order/updater_spec.rb b/engines/order_management/spec/services/order_management/order/updater_spec.rb
index 1bd901d37c..1af1aa2326 100644
--- a/engines/order_management/spec/services/order_management/order/updater_spec.rb
+++ b/engines/order_management/spec/services/order_management/order/updater_spec.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 module OrderManagement
   module Order
     describe Updater do
-      let(:order) { build(:order) }
+      let(:order) { create(:order) }
       let(:updater) { OrderManagement::Order::Updater.new(order) }
 
       before { allow(order).to receive(:backordered?) { false } }
diff --git a/spec/models/spree/order/updating_spec.rb b/spec/models/spree/order/updating_spec.rb
index 068fde6be9..d31421e53c 100644
--- a/spec/models/spree/order/updating_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/spree/order/updating_spec.rb
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe Spree::Order do
-  let(:order) { build(:order) }
+  let(:order) { create(:order) }
 
   context "#update!" do
     let(:line_items) { [build(:line_item, amount: 5)] }