diff --git a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
index bd766af0f8ef..aa0fe599a450 100755
--- a/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
+++ b/src/Illuminate/Database/Eloquent/Model.php
@@ -1461,14 +1461,14 @@ public function save(array $options = [])
         // that is already in this database using the current IDs in this "where"
         // clause to only update this model. Otherwise, we'll just insert them.
         if ($this->exists) {
-            $saved = $this->performUpdate($query, $options);
+            $saved = $this->performUpdate($query);
         }
 
         // If the model is brand new, we'll insert it into our database and set the
         // ID attribute on the model to the value of the newly inserted row's ID
         // which is typically an auto-increment value managed by the database.
         else {
-            $saved = $this->performInsert($query, $options);
+            $saved = $this->performInsert($query);
         }
 
         if ($saved) {
@@ -1514,10 +1514,9 @@ protected function finishSave(array $options)
      * Perform a model update operation.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder  $query
-     * @param  array  $options
      * @return bool
      */
-    protected function performUpdate(Builder $query, array $options = [])
+    protected function performUpdate(Builder $query)
     {
         $dirty = $this->getDirty();
 
@@ -1532,7 +1531,7 @@ protected function performUpdate(Builder $query, array $options = [])
             // First we need to create a fresh query instance and touch the creation and
             // update timestamp on the model which are maintained by us for developer
             // convenience. Then we will just continue saving the model instances.
-            if ($this->timestamps && Arr::get($options, 'timestamps', true)) {
+            if ($this->timestamps) {
                 $this->updateTimestamps();
             }
 
@@ -1555,10 +1554,9 @@ protected function performUpdate(Builder $query, array $options = [])
      * Perform a model insert operation.
      *
      * @param  \Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder  $query
-     * @param  array  $options
      * @return bool
      */
-    protected function performInsert(Builder $query, array $options = [])
+    protected function performInsert(Builder $query)
     {
         if ($this->fireModelEvent('creating') === false) {
             return false;
@@ -1567,7 +1565,7 @@ protected function performInsert(Builder $query, array $options = [])
         // First we'll need to create a fresh query instance and touch the creation and
         // update timestamps on this model, which are maintained by us for developer
         // convenience. After, we will just continue saving these model instances.
-        if ($this->timestamps && Arr::get($options, 'timestamps', true)) {
+        if ($this->timestamps) {
             $this->updateTimestamps();
         }
 
diff --git a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
index e08e17333974..9f3cfd0dfea1 100755
--- a/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
+++ b/tests/Database/DatabaseEloquentModelTest.php
@@ -1160,22 +1160,6 @@ public function testRelationshipTouchOwnersIsNotPropagatedIfNoRelationshipResult
         $model->touchOwners();
     }
 
-    public function testTimestampsAreNotUpdatedWithTimestampsFalseSaveOption()
-    {
-        $model = m::mock('EloquentModelStub[newQueryWithoutScopes]');
-        $query = m::mock('Illuminate\Database\Eloquent\Builder');
-        $query->shouldReceive('where')->once()->with('id', '=', 1);
-        $query->shouldReceive('update')->once()->with(['name' => 'taylor'])->andReturn(1);
-        $model->shouldReceive('newQueryWithoutScopes')->once()->andReturn($query);
-
-        $model->id = 1;
-        $model->syncOriginal();
-        $model->name = 'taylor';
-        $model->exists = true;
-        $this->assertTrue($model->save(['timestamps' => false]));
-        $this->assertNull($model->updated_at);
-    }
-
     public function testModelAttributesAreCastedWhenPresentInCastsArray()
     {
         $model = new EloquentModelCastingStub;