1 files changed, 1 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb
index 21fe032a9c..74b44810d4 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/attribute.rb
@@ -34,14 +34,10 @@ module ActiveRecord
 
     def value
       # `defined?` is cheaper than `||=` when we get back falsy values
-      @value = original_value unless defined?(@value)
+      @value = type_cast(value_before_type_cast) unless defined?(@value)
       @value
     end
 
-    def original_value
-      type_cast(value_before_type_cast)
-    end
-
     def value_for_database
       type.serialize(value)
     end