3 files changed, 0 insertions, 16 deletions
diff --git a/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb b/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb
index faa6c068d5..f1085aaae0 100644
--- a/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb
+++ b/lib/arel/algebra/attributes/attribute.rb
@@ -19,10 +19,6 @@ module Arel
       false
     end
 
-    def inspect
-      "<Attribute #{name}>"
-    end
-
     module Transformations
       def self.included(klass)
         klass.send :alias_method, :eql?, :==
diff --git a/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/attribute_spec.rb b/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/attribute_spec.rb
index f734cc9c38..092eeeb2f8 100644
--- a/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/attribute_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/attribute_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ module Arel
       @attribute = @relation[:id]
     end
 
-    describe "#inspect" do
-      it "returns a simple, short inspect string" do
-        @attribute.inspect.should == "<Attribute id>"
-      end
-    end
-
     describe Attribute::Transformations do
       describe '#as' do
         it "manufactures an aliased attributed" do
diff --git a/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/expression_spec.rb b/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/expression_spec.rb
index ac932ed139..483817f735 100644
--- a/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/expression_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/algebra/unit/primitives/expression_spec.rb
@@ -7,12 +7,6 @@ module Arel
       @attribute = @relation[:id]
     end
 
-    describe "#inspect" do
-      it "returns a simple, short inspect string" do
-        @attribute.count.inspect.should == "<Arel::Count <Attribute id>>"
-      end
-    end
-
     describe Expression::Transformations do
       before do
         @expression = Count.new(@attribute)