diff --git a/models/BaseEntity.cfc b/models/BaseEntity.cfc
index 737e70f9..baae7be6 100644
--- a/models/BaseEntity.cfc
+++ b/models/BaseEntity.cfc
@@ -138,14 +138,8 @@ component accessors="true" {
         }
 
         arguments.attrs.each( function( key, value ) {
-            if ( variables.keyExists( "set" & retrieveAliasForColumn( arguments.key ) ) ) {
-                if ( ! isNullValue( arguments.key, arguments.value ) ) {
-                    invoke( this, "set" & retrieveAliasForColumn( arguments.key ), { 1 = arguments.value } );
-                }
-            } else {
-                variables._data[ retrieveColumnForAlias( key ) ] = isNull( value ) ? javacast( "null", "" ) : value;
-                variables[ retrieveAliasForColumn( key ) ] = isNull( value ) ? javacast( "null", "" ) : value;
-            }
+            variables._data[ retrieveColumnForAlias( key ) ] = isNull( value ) ? javacast( "null", "" ) : value;
+            variables[ retrieveAliasForColumn( key ) ] = isNull( value ) ? javacast( "null", "" ) : value;
         } );
 
         return this;
diff --git a/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/AttributeSpec.cfc b/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/AttributeSpec.cfc
index cbc70c50..351c5ed8 100644
--- a/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/AttributeSpec.cfc
+++ b/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/AttributeSpec.cfc
@@ -15,9 +15,9 @@ component extends="tests.resources.ModuleIntegrationSpec" appMapping="/app" {
                 expect( user.getUsername() ).toBe( "new_username" );
             } );
 
-            it( "sets attributes using the `setColumnName` magic methods during object creation", function() {
+            it( "does not set attributes using the `setColumnName` magic methods during object creation", function() {
                 var referral = getInstance( "Referral" ).findOrFail( 1 );
-                expect( referral.getType() ).toBeWithCase( "EXTERNAL", "type should be EXTERNAL in all caps thanks to a `setType` method on the `Referral` entity.  Instead got [#referral.getType()#]." );
+                expect( referral.getType() ).toBeWithCase( "external", "type should be `external` in lowercase because the `setType` method on the `Referral` entity should not be called during creation.  Instead got [#referral.getType()#]." );
             } );
 
             it( "can retrieve the original attributes of a loaded entity", function() {
diff --git a/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/UpdateAllSpec.cfc b/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/UpdateAllSpec.cfc
index 0b49866a..bc94b830 100644
--- a/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/UpdateAllSpec.cfc
+++ b/tests/specs/integration/BaseEntity/UpdateAllSpec.cfc
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ component extends="tests.resources.ModuleIntegrationSpec" appMapping="/app" {
                 } );
 
                 postA.refresh();
-                // postB.refresh();
+                postB.refresh();
 
-                // expect( postA.getBody() ).toBe( "The new body" );
-                // expect( postB.getBody() ).toBe( "The new body" );
+                expect( postA.getBody() ).toBe( "The new body" );
+                expect( postB.getBody() ).toBe( "The new body" );
             } );
         } );
     }