diff --git a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/CRUDTests.java b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/CRUDTests.java
index 4c45be36a6..c4108bf002 100644
--- a/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/CRUDTests.java
+++ b/jOOQ-test/src/test/java/org/jooq/test/all/testcases/CRUDTests.java
@@ -281,14 +281,6 @@ extends BaseTest<A, AP, B, S, B2S, BS, L, X, DATE, BOOL, D, T, U, UU, I, IPK, T7
         assertEquals(TBook_ID(), bKey.field1());
         assertEquals(TBookToBookStore_BOOK_STORE_NAME(), b2sKey.field1());
         assertEquals(TBookToBookStore_BOOK_ID(), b2sKey.field2());
-
-        // [#1690] Check if modifications to the key() record are reflected in
-        // the original record, and vice versa
-        bKey.setValue(TBook_ID(), 5);
-        assertEquals(5, (int) b.getValue(TBook_ID()));
-
-        b.setValue(TBook_ID(), 6);
-        assertEquals(6, (int) bKey.value1());
     }
 
     public void testUpdatablesInsertUpdate() throws Exception {
diff --git a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java
index dab3162a0b..24b3c6c27b 100644
--- a/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java
+++ b/jOOQ/src/main/java/org/jooq/UpdatableRecord.java
@@ -82,10 +82,7 @@ import org.jooq.exception.InvalidResultException;
 public interface UpdatableRecord<R extends UpdatableRecord<R>> extends TableRecord<R> {
 
     /**
-     * A view holding values for the {@link Table#getPrimaryKey()}
-     * <p>
-     * This method returns a "view" of this record itself. Modifications to the
-     * returned record will affect values in this record.
+     * A Record copy holding values for the {@link Table#getPrimaryKey()}.
      * <p>
      * The returned record consists exactly of those fields as returned by the
      * table's primary key: {@link UniqueKey#getFields()}.