diff --git a/app/models/admin_user.rb b/app/models/admin_user.rb
index d552bab..decb448 100644
--- a/app/models/admin_user.rb
+++ b/app/models/admin_user.rb
@@ -6,10 +6,7 @@ class AdminUser < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # new function to set the password without knowing the current password used in our confirmation controller.
   def attempt_set_password(params)
-    p = {}
-    p[:password] = params[:password]
-    p[:password_confirmation] = params[:password_confirmation]
-    update_attributes(p)
+    update_attributes(params.slice(:password, :password_confirmation))
   end
 
   # new function to return whether a password has been set
@@ -19,7 +16,7 @@ class AdminUser < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   # new function to provide access to protected method unless_confirmed
   def only_if_unconfirmed
-    unless_confirmed {yield}
+    unless_confirmed { yield }
   end
 
   def password_required?