diff --git a/lib/plugins/acts_as_list/lib/active_record/acts/list.rb b/lib/plugins/acts_as_list/lib/active_record/acts/list.rb
index 9361a768c..3c1ba5216 100644
--- a/lib/plugins/acts_as_list/lib/active_record/acts/list.rb
+++ b/lib/plugins/acts_as_list/lib/active_record/acts/list.rb
@@ -233,39 +233,39 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
           # This has the effect of moving all the higher items up one.
           def decrement_positions_on_higher_items(position)
-            acts_as_list_class.update_all(
-              "#{position_column} = (#{position_column} - 1)", "#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} <= #{position}"
-            )
+            acts_as_list_class.
+              where("#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} <= #{position}").
+              update_all("#{position_column} = (#{position_column} - 1)")
           end
 
           # This has the effect of moving all the lower items up one.
           def decrement_positions_on_lower_items
             return unless in_list?
-            acts_as_list_class.update_all(
-              "#{position_column} = (#{position_column} - 1)", "#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} > #{send(position_column).to_i}"
-            )
+            acts_as_list_class.
+              where("#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} > #{send(position_column).to_i}").
+              update_all("#{position_column} = (#{position_column} - 1)")
           end
 
           # This has the effect of moving all the higher items down one.
           def increment_positions_on_higher_items
             return unless in_list?
-            acts_as_list_class.update_all(
-              "#{position_column} = (#{position_column} + 1)", "#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} < #{send(position_column).to_i}"
-            )
+            acts_as_list_class.
+              where("#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} < #{send(position_column).to_i}").
+              update_all("#{position_column} = (#{position_column} + 1)")
           end
 
           # This has the effect of moving all the lower items down one.
           def increment_positions_on_lower_items(position)
-            acts_as_list_class.update_all(
-              "#{position_column} = (#{position_column} + 1)", "#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} >= #{position}"
-           )
+            acts_as_list_class.
+              where("#{scope_condition} AND #{position_column} >= #{position}").
+              update_all("#{position_column} = (#{position_column} + 1)")
           end
 
           # Increments position (<tt>position_column</tt>) of all items in the list.
           def increment_positions_on_all_items
-            acts_as_list_class.update_all(
-              "#{position_column} = (#{position_column} + 1)",  "#{scope_condition}"
-            )
+            acts_as_list_class.
+              where("#{scope_condition}").
+              update_all("#{position_column} = (#{position_column} + 1)")
           end
 
           def insert_at_position(position)