1 files changed, 1 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
index ebce0c0460..9da86d27f5 100644
--- a/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
+++ b/activerecord/lib/active_record/connection_adapters/abstract_mysql_adapter.rb
@@ -713,7 +713,7 @@ module ActiveRecord
       def rename_column_sql(table_name, column_name, new_column_name)
         options = { name: new_column_name }
 
-        if column = columns(table_name).find { |c| c.name == column_name.to_s }
+        if column = column_for(table_name, column_name)
           options[:default] = column.default
           options[:null] = column.null
           options[:auto_increment] = (column.extra == "auto_increment")
@@ -757,13 +757,6 @@ module ActiveRecord
         version[0] >= 5
       end
 
-      def column_for(table_name, column_name)
-        unless column = columns(table_name).find { |c| c.name == column_name.to_s }
-          raise "No such column: #{table_name}.#{column_name}"
-        end
-        column
-      end
-
       def configure_connection
         variables = @config.fetch(:variables, {}).stringify_keys